The first name Amethyst
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From the gemstone amethyst.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Amethyst last appeared in the official list in 2024, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 2023, with 10 births (#2,504).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Amethyst with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Amethyst at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 181 girls born in the United States were named Amethyst, the 1,242nd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2022, when 235 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Amethyst
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Iggy AzaleaAustralian rapper (born 1990)
Questions
- What does the name Amethyst mean?
- From the gemstone amethyst.
- How popular is the name Amethyst?
- In 2024, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Amethyst, ranking 4,843rd. Its peak was 2023, with 10 births.
- Is Amethyst a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,576 US babies named Amethyst since 1880 were girls.
- When was Amethyst most popular?
- 2022 in the United States, when 235 babies were named Amethyst, its highest rank at 1,069th.