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Amethyst Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Amethyst?

In 2018 the uncommon name Amethyst, ranked the 1,347th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Amethyst would be a striking name choice.

Position 1327, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 2017 with 175 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Amethyst was less than 5, most recently in 1972.

Approximately during the years 1977-1982, 1985-1992, and 2008-2017, the name Amethyst took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 2004-2008.

The popularity trend for Amethyst has been moving upward for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Amethyst for their newborn has risen dramatically.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Amethyst?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Amethyst is still rare but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Amethyst (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 166 1,347
2017 175 1,327
2016 159 1,443
2015 126 1,679
2014 95 2,047
2013 55 3,002
2012 75 2,446
2011 62 2,797
2010 62 2,806
2009 62 2,825
2008 47 3,476
2007 70 2,616
2006 88 2,186
2005 77 2,314
2004 97 1,926
2003 104 1,799
2002 98 1,822
2001 95 1,851
2000 95 1,815
1999 102 1,636
1998 96 1,666
1997 103 1,562
1996 89 1,703
1995 88 1,672
1994 87 1,706
1993 88 1,694
1992 92 1,643
1991 76 1,856
1990 76 1,863
1989 64 1,982
1988 51 2,217
1987 30 3,100
1986 37 2,625
1985 32 2,863
1984 37 2,515
1983 18 4,113
1982 33 2,770
1981 21 3,740
1980 22 3,615
1979 15 4,630
1978 14 4,685
1977 15 4,430
1976 15 4,156
1975 17 3,778
1974 9 5,786
1973 10 5,205
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1969 5 7,500
1968 6 6,271
1967 5 6,827
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.