Amethyst
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- AM-uh-thist
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #1,241 for girls
Amethyst is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “not drunk”. In 2025 it ranked 1,241st for girls in the US (181 babies).
What does Amethyst mean?
English: English gem name, from Greek amethystos
“not drunk”
The purple gemstone's Greek name means not drunk, as it was believed to protect the wearer from drunkenness.
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Is Amethyst a girl's or a boy's name?
Amethyst is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 181 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Amethyst in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 girls.
Half of all the girls named Amethyst in the UK since 1996 were born between 2004 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Amethyst in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 7 | #3,347 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 5 | #4,204 |
| 2017 | 3 | #5,998 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 8 | #3,041 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 4 | #4,494 |
| 2006 | 3 | #5,259 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 5 | #3,356 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 7 | #2,341 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 3 | #4,041 |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Amethyst in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,241st among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 181 about 1 in 8,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 4% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 181 girls in the US were named Amethyst, making it the 1,241st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,236th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 235 girls. It first appears in the records in 1967.
Half of all the girls named Amethyst in the US since 1880 were born between 1997 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Amethyst in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | #1,241 |
| 2024 | 176 | #1,305 |
| 2023 | 206 | #1,168 |
| 2022 | 235 | #1,069 |
| 2021 | 215 | #1,143 |
| 2020 | 184 | #1,236 |
| 2019 | 189 | #1,239 |
| 2018 | 168 | #1,338 |
| 2017 | 177 | #1,317 |
| 2016 | 160 | #1,439 |
| 2015 | 128 | #1,667 |
| 2014 | 95 | #2,049 |
| 2013 | 55 | #3,004 |
| 2012 | 75 | #2,449 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,795 |
| 2010 | 62 | #2,802 |
| 2009 | 62 | #2,825 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3,477 |
| 2007 | 70 | #2,616 |
| 2006 | 88 | #2,186 |
| 2005 | 77 | #2,312 |
| 2004 | 97 | #1,924 |
| 2003 | 105 | #1,785 |
| 2002 | 98 | #1,819 |
| 2001 | 95 | #1,847 |
| 2000 | 95 | #1,813 |
| 1999 | 102 | #1,634 |
| 1998 | 96 | #1,665 |
| 1997 | 103 | #1,560 |
| 1996 | 89 | #1,700 |
| 1995 | 88 | #1,665 |
| 1994 | 87 | #1,702 |
| 1993 | 88 | #1,690 |
| 1992 | 92 | #1,639 |
| 1991 | 76 | #1,851 |
| 1990 | 76 | #1,858 |
| 1989 | 64 | #1,976 |
| 1988 | 51 | #2,211 |
| 1987 | 30 | #3,098 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,619 |
| 1985 | 32 | #2,859 |
| 1984 | 37 | #2,514 |
| 1983 | 18 | #4,108 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 21 | #3,738 |
| 1980 | 22 | #3,609 |
| 1979 | 15 | #4,625 |
| 1978 | 14 | #4,679 |
| 1977 | 15 | #4,424 |
| 1976 | 15 | #4,152 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 10 | #5,189 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 6 | #6,244 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
Nicknames for Amethyst
- Amy 138 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Amethyst
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Autumn, Scarlett, Harper, Willow, Amelie, Aria, Addison, Maddison, Athena, Fatima, Ivy, Lily
More English names
Evelyn, Hudson, Grace, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter, Harrison, River
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Amethyst: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/amethyst, updated 20 October 2026.