Amethyst Girl
How popular is Amethyst?
#1,241 girl name in 2025
181 baby girls were named Amethyst in the US in 2025, making it the 1241st most popular girl name.
4,529living people named Amethyst (est.)
15median age of people named Amethyst
4,576babies named Amethyst since 1880
1 in 18,317US babies born in 2025
Amethyst popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,241 for girls (▲ 64 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 181 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,667 in 2015, #1,236 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2022 (235 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,069 in 2022 |
| First recorded | 1967 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Amethyst is most popular
Babies named Amethyst per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Nevada: 0.3 per 1,000 (14 girls)
- Indiana: 0.3 per 1,000 (39 girls)
- Oklahoma: 0.3 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- New Mexico: 0.2 per 1,000 (6 girls)
- Arizona: 0.2 per 1,000 (26 girls)
Amethyst by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 | #6,244 |
| 1970s | 100 | #3,773 |
| 1980s | 345 | #1,976 |
| 1990s | 897 | #1,560 |
| 2000s | 834 | #1,785 |
| 2010s | 1,171 | #1,239 |
| 2020s | 1,197 | #1,069 |
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Questions
- Is Amethyst a boy or girl name?
- Amethyst is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Amethyst were girls.
- How popular is the name Amethyst?
- 181 baby girls were named Amethyst in the US in 2025, making it the 1241st most popular girl name.
- When was Amethyst most popular?
- Amethyst peaked in 2022, when 235 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,069 in 2022.
- How many people are named Amethyst?
- 4,576 babies have been named Amethyst in the US since 1880. We estimate about 4,529 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Amethyst most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Amethyst was most common in Nevada, at 0.3 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.