Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Artemis

Meaning Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis) Gender Unisex · 80% girls Rank 2025 #1,017 Trend ↑ Rising 21%

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis).

Rank 2025
#1,017
among girls · ↑5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
332
named Artemis · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,534
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
426 babies
All-time total
4,146
#3,392 all-time among girls
First recorded
1915
in Social Security records

Artemis popularity over time

4,146 babies have been named Artemis since 1915, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 38 – 38 4 – #2,689
1920s 97 – 97 10 +155% #2,220
1930s 18 – 18 2 -81% #3,726
1940s 12 – 12 1 -33% #4,148
1950s 10 – 10 1 -17% #5,601
1960s 58 – 58 6 +480% #4,008
1970s 46 – 46 5 -21% #6,078
1980s 72 11 83 8 +80% #6,826
1990s 72 – 72 7 -13% #5,906
2000s 116 35 151 15 +110% #6,843
2010s 1,067 218 1,285 129 +751% #1,010
2020s (to 2025) 1,693 583 2,276 379 +195% #854

Where Artemis is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 255 0.16 outside top 500
2027 263 0.16 outside top 500
2028 270 0.17 outside top 500
2029 277 0.17 outside top 500
2030 282 0.18 outside top 500

Where Artemis is most popular

Girls named Artemis per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.176 per 1,000. Strongest in Oregon, Utah, and Colorado.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Artemis born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Oregon 32 0.491 +179%
Utah 29 0.348 +98%
Colorado 33 0.296 +68%
Washington 42 0.291 +65%
Oklahoma 20 0.272 +55%
Arizona 35 0.249 +42%
Missouri 30 0.249 +42%
New York 96 0.242 +38%
Virginia 41 0.241 +37%
California 195 0.232 +32%
Georgia 48 0.211 +20%
Indiana 28 0.199 +13%
Iowa 11 0.188 +7%
Texas 146 0.182 ≈ national
Ohio 43 0.181 ≈ national
Michigan 33 0.181 ≈ national
Florida 77 0.180 ≈ national
Illinois 41 0.179 ≈ national
Idaho 5 0.149 -15%
North Carolina 34 0.149 -15%
Wisconsin 15 0.146 -17%
Massachusetts 13 0.108 -39%
Pennsylvania 23 0.097 -45%
Maryland 10 0.094 -46%
Kansas 5 0.087 -51%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -51%
Tennessee 13 0.082 -53%
New Jersey 14 0.078 -56%
Minnesota 7 0.065 -63%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Artemis

Artemis is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,017 in 2025 with 246 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 4,146 American babies have been named Artemis, about 80% girls and 20% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 426 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Artemis stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Artemis?

The median living Artemis is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 4,000 people named Artemis are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Artemis year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 246 #1,017 86 #1,838
2024 247 #1,022 104 #1,633
2023 312 #854 94 #1,746
2022 308 #902 114 #1,559
2021 314 #868 112 #1,557
2020 266 #958 73 #1,967
2019 254 #1,010 46 #2,736
2018 167 #1,347 36 #3,174
2017 145 #1,524 26 #3,999
2016 152 #1,497 28 #3,782
2015 105 #1,921 19 #4,905
2014 69 #2,563 25 #4,023
2013 67 #2,630 13 #6,271
2012 48 #3,371 6 #10,903
2011 39 #3,849 9 #8,133
2010 21 #6,204 10 #7,627
2009 19 #6,843 9 #8,354
2008 11 #10,165 10 #7,743
2007 17 #7,424 – –
2006 13 #8,783 – –
2005 15 #7,549 6 #10,232
2004 13 #8,310 – –
2003 7 #12,560 5 #11,023
2002 7 #12,346 – –
2001 8 #11,115 – –
2000 6 #13,330 5 #10,484
1995 6 #11,929 – –
1990 5 #13,149 – –
1985 9 #6,999 – –
1980 9 #6,826 – –
1975 7 #7,220 – –
1970 5 #8,067 – –
1965 6 #5,849 – –
1960 5 #6,435 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 7 #4,059 – –
1920 9 #3,359 – –
1915 9 #2,915 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Artemis, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Artemis?

The median living Artemis is about 5 years old. Half of all living Artemiss are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Artemis are alive today?

An estimated 4,000 people named Artemis are alive in the United States, based on 4,146 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Artemis mean?

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis).

How popular is the name Artemis in 2025?

Artemis ranked #1,017 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 246 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Artemis?

4,146 babies have been named Artemis in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Artemis most popular?

Artemis peaked in 2021, when 426 newborns received the name.

Is Artemis a boy or girl name?

Artemis is used for both: about 80% of babies named Artemis have been girls and 20% boys.

Is the name Artemis rising or falling?

Artemis is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Artemis become more popular?

Artemis is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 282 girls named Artemis in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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