Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Artist

Gender Unisex · 9% girls Rank 2025 #2,111 Trend ↑ Rising 38%
Rank 2025
#2,111
among boys · ↓278 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
81
named Artist · -19% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,755
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
118 babies
All-time total
928
#5,733 all-time among boys
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Artist popularity over time

928 babies have been named Artist since 1916, 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
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BoysGirls

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 – 7 7 1 – #3,199
1920s – 37 37 4 +429% #3,030
1930s – 10 10 1 -73% #3,669
1940s – 34 34 3 +240% #2,641
1950s – 29 29 3 -15% #2,592
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 27 27 3 – #4,990
1990s – 5 5 1 -81% #8,780
2000s – 10 10 1 +100% #10,815
2010s 19 163 182 18 +1720% #2,132
2020s (to 2025) 69 518 587 98 +438% #1,678

Where Artist is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 74 0.04 outside top 500
2027 78 0.05 outside top 500
2028 82 0.05 outside top 500
2029 86 0.05 outside top 500
2030 89 0.05 outside top 500

Where Artist is most popular

Boys named Artist per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Connecticut, Louisiana, and New York.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Artist 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Connecticut 11 0.162 +220%
Louisiana 13 0.127 +150%
New York 52 0.120 +136%
Pennsylvania 25 0.094 +85%
Georgia 21 0.083 +63%
Florida 26 0.055 +8%
North Carolina 13 0.051 ≈ national
Michigan 10 0.049 ≈ national
Maryland 5 0.042 -18%
Texas 24 0.027 -46%
New Jersey 5 0.025 -51%
Ohio 6 0.023 -55%
California 13 0.014 -72%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Artist

Artist is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,111 in 2025 with 69 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 928 American babies have been named Artist, about 91% boys and 9% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 118 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 Artist stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Artist?

The median living Artist is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 6. An estimated 800 people named Artist are alive in the United States today.

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

Artist 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 12 #8,421 69 #2,111
2024 12 #8,506 88 #1,833
2023 11 #9,057 90 #1,787
2022 16 #7,017 102 #1,678
2021 12 #8,530 90 #1,771
2020 6 #13,638 79 #1,872
2019 6 #14,023 67 #2,132
2018 8 #11,531 38 #3,056
2017 – – 24 #4,232
2016 5 #16,544 9 #8,203
2015 – – – –
2014 – – 10 #7,599
2013 – – 7 #9,733
2012 – – – –
2011 – – 8 #8,821
2010 – – – –
2009 – – 5 #12,648
2008 – – – –
2007 – – – –
2006 – – – –
2005 – – – –
2004 – – – –
2003 – – – –
2002 – – 5 #10,815
2001 – – – –
2000 – – – –
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 6 #5,571
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 8 #2,976
1950 – – 9 #2,592
1945 – – 5 #3,360
1940 – – – –
1935 – – 5 #3,669
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #3,843
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Artist?

The median living Artist is about 4 years old. Half of all living Artists are between 2 and 6 years old.

How many people named Artist are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Artist are alive in the United States, based on 928 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Artist in 2025?

Artist ranked #2,111 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 69 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Artist?

928 babies have been named Artist in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Artist most popular?

Artist peaked in 2022, when 118 newborns received the name.

Is Artist a boy or girl name?

Artist is used for both: about 9% of babies named Artist have been girls and 91% boys.

Is the name Artist rising or falling?

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

Will Artist become more popular?

Artist is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 89 boys named Artist 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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