Amethyst is an uncommon girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2022.
Amethyst is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,242 for girl births in the United States (and #2,359 across all names), given to 181 babies. Amethyst first appears in 1967 and peaked in 2022 (235 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | 181 | #1,242 | — |
| 2024 | 176 | 176 | #1,306 | — |
| 2023 | 212 | 212 | #1,168 | #10,893 |
| 2022 | 240 | 240 | #1,069 | #12,459 |
| 2021 | 220 | 220 | #1,143 | #12,249 |
| 2020 | 184 | 184 | #1,236 | — |
| 2019 | 189 | 189 | #1,239 | — |
| 2018 | 168 | 168 | #1,338 | — |
| 2017 | 177 | 177 | #1,317 | — |
| 2016 | 160 | 160 | #1,440 | — |
| 2015 | 128 | 128 | #1,668 | — |
| 2014 | 95 | 95 | #2,051 | — |
| 2013 | 55 | 55 | #3,008 | — |
| 2012 | 75 | 75 | #2,450 | — |
| 2011 | 62 | 62 | #2,798 | — |
| 2010 | 62 | 62 | #2,807 | — |
| 2009 | 62 | 62 | #2,828 | — |
| 2008 | 47 | 47 | #3,480 | — |
| 2007 | 70 | 70 | #2,617 | — |
| 2006 | 88 | 88 | #2,186 | — |
| 2005 | 77 | 77 | #2,316 | — |
| 2004 | 97 | 97 | #1,926 | — |
| 2003 | 105 | 105 | #1,786 | — |
| 2002 | 98 | 98 | #1,822 | — |
| 2001 | 95 | 95 | #1,851 | — |
| 2000 | 95 | 95 | #1,818 | — |
| 1999 | 102 | 102 | #1,636 | — |
| 1998 | 96 | 96 | #1,667 | — |
| 1997 | 103 | — | #1,562 | — |
| 1996 | 89 | — | #1,703 | — |
| 1995 | 88 | — | #1,672 | — |
| 1994 | 87 | — | #1,707 | — |
| 1993 | 88 | — | #1,694 | — |
| 1992 | 92 | — | #1,643 | — |
| 1991 | 76 | — | #1,858 | — |
| 1990 | 76 | — | #1,863 | — |
| 1989 | 64 | — | #1,981 | — |
| 1988 | 51 | — | #2,217 | — |
| 1987 | 30 | — | #3,102 | — |
| 1986 | 37 | — | #2,624 | — |
| 1985 | 32 | — | #2,862 | — |
| 1984 | 37 | — | #2,516 | — |
| 1983 | 18 | — | #4,115 | — |
| 1982 | 33 | — | #2,772 | — |
| 1981 | 21 | — | #3,740 | — |
| 1980 | 22 | — | #3,615 | — |
| 1979 | 15 | — | #4,633 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,688 | — |
| 1977 | 15 | — | #4,432 | — |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #4,161 | — |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #3,779 | — |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #5,788 | — |
| 1973 | 10 | — | #5,204 | — |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #8,372 | — |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,503 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,271 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #6,829 | — |