Amaryllis
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning to sparkle; a flowering plant.
Amaryllis by the numbers
In 2025, 5 babies in England and Wales were named Amaryllis. In the US, 67 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 69 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Amaryllis. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Amarilissparkling or shining flower9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Amaryllis
Names that are said the same way as Amaryllis, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Amara-Louise3 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean a plant or herb
Like Amaryllis, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
- Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
- Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
- Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
- Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
- Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Amaryllis
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