Amethyst

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

Meaning

Amethyst is a given name derived from a semi-precious violet variety of quartz that is also used to make jewelry. Ancient Greeks believed the stone prevented intoxication. An amethyst is also the birthstone for people born in February. The name may refer to:

From Wikipedia

Amethyst first appears in the data in 1967 and has been recorded in 56 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2022 with 235 babies (rank #1,069 that year). In 2024 it was given to 173 girls (rank #1,320). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Amethyst

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Amethyst yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

4,387
Total babies (all years)
56
Years in the data
235
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19675#6,827
19686#6,272
19695#7,503
19715#8,371
197310#5,205
19749#5,789
197517#3,778
197615#4,160
197715#4,432
197814#4,688
197915#4,633
198022#3,616
198121#3,740
198233#2,772
198318#4,114
198437#2,516
198532#2,863
198637#2,624
198730#3,102
198851#2,218
198964#1,981
199076#1,863
199176#1,857
199292#1,643
199388#1,694
199487#1,707
199588#1,672
199689#1,703
1997103#1,562
199896#1,667
1999102#1,636
200095#1,818
200195#1,851
200298#1,822
2003105#1,786
200497#1,926
200577#2,315
200688#2,186
200770#2,617
200847#3,478
200962#2,828
201062#2,807
201162#2,798
201275#2,448
201355#3,008
201495#2,051
2015128#1,667
2016160#1,440
2017177#1,317
2018168#1,338
2019189#1,239
2020184#1,236
2021215#1,142
2022235#1,069
2023206#1,166
2024173#1,320