Amethyst
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Amethyst
As flower names become more unique, so can gem names move beyond Ruby and Pearl to names like Topaz, Sapphire, and Peridot. Amethyst, the purple birthstone for February, has never been in the Top 1000, but could have some appeal, joining similarly-hued Violet and Lilac, all of which make great names for Aquarius babies or names for February babies.
In the M.M. Kaye children's novel The Ordinary Princess, the protagonist is Princess Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne of Phantasmorani — Amy for short — who has been given the "gift" of ordinariness.
Amethyst is also given to boys.
Pronounced AM-uh-thist.
As of October 2026, Amethyst ranked #1242 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1069 in 2022.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,051 | 95 | 53.2 |
| 2015 | #1,667 | 128 | 71.7 |
| 2016 | #1,440 | 160 | 90.3 |
| 2017 | #1,317 | 177 | 102.5 |
| 2018 | #1,338 | 168 | 98.8 |
| 2019 | #1,239 | 189 | 112.6 |
| 2020 | #1,236 | 184 | 113.8 |
| 2021 | #1,142 | 215 | 131 |
| 2022 | #1,069 | 235 | 143.3 |
| 2023 | #1,166 | 206 | 128.4 |
| 2024 | #1,320 | 173 | 106.8 |
| 2025 | #1,242 | 181 | 112.6 |
World rankings
Amethyst for girls
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Famous Amethysts
- Amethyst Amelia KellyGirl
birth name of Iggy Azalea, Australian rapper
Amethyst in pop culture
- AmethystGirl
character on animated series "Steven Universe"
- Amethyst Van Der TrollGirl
character on animated series "Trollz"
- AmethystGirl
pair of nonbinary twins in "Land of the Lustrous"
- Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld aka Amy WinstonGirl
DC comics character