Amaryllis is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “sparkle, shine.” In 2024 it was given to 64 girls in the United States.
Amaryllis belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “sparkle, shine” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Amaryllis first appears in Social Security records in 1926. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1139 in 1927, and in 2024 64 babies received the name — 1,779 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Amaryllis means “sparkle, shine” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Amaryllis is a girl name. In 2024, 64 babies received the name in the US.
Amaryllis comes from the Greek tradition.
Amaryllis first appears in US records in 1926. Its best-ever ranking was #1139 in 1927, and 64 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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