Amethyst

Where Amethyst comes from

From the gemstone amethyst.
— Wiktionary's entry for Amethyst
Along the way
  1. 1967
    First appearance
    #6,804 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2022
    Peak, #1,069
    235 babies named Amethyst — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name.
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.