Amethyst

Girl name

Amethyst has been given to 4,576 babies in the U.S. since 1967. It peaked in 2022.

Meaning & origin

From the gemstone amethyst.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

4,576

Peak year

2022 (240 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1967

10-year trend

▲ +41%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Amethyst.

4,569 babies since 1994

4,567 babies since 1962

4,592 babies since 1912

4,596 babies since 1969

4,604 babies since 1888

4,545 babies since 1898

4,609 babies since 1969

4,615 babies since 1880

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