Meaning and history
Amaryllis is a name derived from Greek ἀμαρύσσω (amarysso), meaning “to sparkle,” and it belongs to a character in Virgil’s pastoral poems Eclogues; the amaryllis flower was named after her.
20062006: 12 births, rank #9,286
2007: 27 births, rank #5,230
2008: 29 births, rank #5,013
2009: 29 births, rank #4,931
2010: 24 births, rank #5,602
20112011: 23 births, rank #5,728
2012: 36 births, rank #4,121
2013: 52 births, rank #3,123
2014: 49 births, rank #3,272
2015: 70 births, rank #2,555
20162016: 47 births, rank #3,379
2017: 67 births, rank #2,597
2018: 67 births, rank #2,584
2019: 68 births, rank #2,561
2020: 64 births, rank #2,631
20212021: 69 births, rank #2,533
2022: 69 births, rank #2,554
2023: 73 births, rank #2,442
2024: 64 births, rank #2,694
20252025: 73 births, rank #2,438
In 2025, 73 babies were recorded with the name Amaryllis, ranking #2,438 among girls.