Is Amethyst a boy or girl name?
Amethyst is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 173 girls and 0 boys were named Amethyst, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 4,387 US babies named Amethyst were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,320
- Babies named Amethyst since 1967
- 4,387
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 240 babies
Boys and girls named Amethyst, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 16 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 100 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 345 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 897 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 834 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,171 | 100% |
| 2020s | 11 | 1,013 | 98.9% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 173 | #1,320 |
| 2023 | 6 | #10,884 | 206 | #1,166 |
| 2022 | 5 | #12,453 | 235 | #1,069 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,142 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,236 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,239 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,338 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 177 | #1,317 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,440 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,667 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,051 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 75 | #2,448 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,798 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,807 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,828 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,478 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,617 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,186 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,315 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,926 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,786 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,822 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,851 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 95 | #1,818 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,636 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,667 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,562 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,703 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,672 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,707 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 88 | #1,694 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,643 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,857 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,863 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,981 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,218 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,102 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,624 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,863 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,516 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,114 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 33 | #2,772 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,740 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,616 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,633 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,688 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,432 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,160 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,778 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 9 | #5,789 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,205 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,371 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,503 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,272 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,827 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Amethyst reached #10,884 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #1,069 in 2022. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.