Fun Facts About the Name Amarilis
- 747 babies named Amarilis: U.S. records list 747 babies given the name Amarilis from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Amarilis Mean?
Amarilis is a Spanish and Portuguese form of Amaryllis, a Greek name meaning "sparkling" or "shining." It comes from the Greek verb ἀμαρύσσω (amaryssō), "to sparkle" or "to flash." The parent name Amaryllis appears in Greek and Latin pastoral poetry as the name of a nymph or shepherdess. The literal sense is "sparkling," and this is the usual meaning given to the name.
Amarilis Name History & Origins
The Greek name Amaryllis is found in ancient pastoral poetry. It appears in the Idylls of Theocritus and in Virgil's Eclogues, where Amaryllis is the shepherdess loved by Tityrus. Through Latin and later European literature, Amaryllis became a conventional name for a country girl or shepherdess in pastoral works. The Spanish and Portuguese spelling Amarilis developed from this tradition and is used as a feminine given name in those languages. In the 17th century, an anonymous Peruvian poet writing under the name Amarilis addressed the Epístola de Amarilis a Belardo to the Spanish playwright Lope de Vega.
How Popular is the Name Amarilis?
Amarilis has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1990. Its best rank was #3,518 in 1985.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,989 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #11,128 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #9,014 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #7,654 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2021 | #10,337 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #10,301 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #13,919 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #10,756 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #10,154 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2015 | #10,941 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #8,506 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #14,713 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #15,082 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #8,655 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2010 | #8,292 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #6,825 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #9,514 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,549 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2006 | #8,737 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #10,967 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #8,287 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2003 | #6,909 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #9,526 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #6,086 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2000 | #11,886 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #6,852 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1998 | #6,386 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #9,070 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #4,746 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #5,975 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1994 | #8,154 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #4,527 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #3,871 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #4,211 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1990 | #3,816 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1989 | #4,250 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1988 | #4,315 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #4,668 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #3,761 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #3,518 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1984 | #7,422 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #4,113 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1982 | #6,383 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #6,338 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #4,981 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #7,333 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #5,227 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1977 | #8,473 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,222 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #3,956 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #4,732 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #6,685 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #5,973 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #5,557 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1969 | #6,644 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1968 | #5,654 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #5,282 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1965 | #4,837 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #6,593 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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