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Artemis

#1,017 in 2025UnisexGirls' nameBoys' name

Meaning uncertain in the cited reference

Artemis has been given to 4,146 babies in the U.S. since 1915. In 2025 it ranked #1,017 of 17,293 girls’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 314 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 80% girls, 20% boys all-time.

Babies named Artemis, 2025

1 in 13,500

Artemis over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys
010020030040018801900192019401960198020002020

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Artemis over time

In 2025, Artemis went to 74% girls and 26% boys.

19152025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Artemis: meaning, origin, and history

Meaning uncertain in the cited reference

Ancient Greek

What Artemis means

Artemis is a given name.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις (Ắrtemis). Further etymology is uncertain.

Excerpt from Wiktionary: Artemis (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Origin, language, and formation

Artemis is used in English and Slovak. Its origins include Ancient Greek.

Artemis comes through Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓́ρτεμις.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Artemis is pronounced /ˈɑɹ.tə.mɪs/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 3,299 girls were recorded with the name Artemis between 1915 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 314 in 2021; its best national rank was #854 in 2023.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #958 in 2020 to #1,017 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #1,921 in 2015 to #1,017 in 2025.

In the United States, 847 boys were recorded with the name Artemis between 1984 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 114 in 2022; its best national rank was #1,557 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,967 in 2020 to #1,838 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #4,903 in 2015 to #1,838 in 2025.

How common is Artemis?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025
1 in 13,500
246 of 3,315,165 births
Among girls only
1 in 6,530
0.02% of girls
Rank, 2025
#1,017
of 17,293 girls’ names in use
Coin-flip room size
9,342 kids
Even odds of a second one

Where Artemis sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%
Class of 30Under 1%
Grade of 100Under 1%
School of 5004%

Put another way: gather 9,342 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Artemis. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Artemiss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Artemis was born before 2020 — so the typical Artemis is around 5 today.

Median birth year
2020
About 5 years old
Biggest decade
2020s
51.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years
87.0%
A modern name
Recorded since 1950
3,134
People you could plausibly meet
Choose a decade

2020s — 51.3% of all recorded uses (1,693).

Is Artemis rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago
+5
Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago
−59
Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago
+904
Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago
2.34×
More babies than then
Share of its own peak
78.3%
Peak was 2021 (314)
Years since peak
4
Years
Year-to-year steadiness
Volatile
26.5% average annual change
Best rank ever
#854
2023

Spellings of Artemis

Artemis is the most-used spelling, taking 56.2% of the 5,865 babies given a near-identical spelling.

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Artemis is used — girls

Across 2016–2025, Artemis was most concentrated in Oregon — about 1 in 2,703 girls, against 1 in 6,760 across all states with data. It was least common in Minnesota (1 in 33,333).

337 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Oregon1 in 2,703
  2. 2Washington1 in 3,571
  3. 3Colorado1 in 4,545
  4. 4California1 in 5,000
  5. 5Utah1 in 5,000
  6. 6Virginia1 in 5,000
  7. 7Arizona1 in 5,263
  8. 8Indiana1 in 5,556

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Artemis is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Artemis was most concentrated in Indiana — about 1 in 20,000 boys, against 1 in 34,408 across all states with data. It was least common in Illinois (1 in 100,000).

15 per 100,000

Most concentrated

  1. 1Indiana1 in 20,000
  2. 2Michigan1 in 25,000
  3. 3Texas1 in 25,000
  4. 4California1 in 33,333
  5. 5New York1 in 33,333
  6. 6Ohio1 in 33,333
  7. 7Wisconsin1 in 33,333
  8. 8Arizona1 in 50,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Artemis around the world

Where Artemis ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

  • England & Wales
    1996–2025
    #816
    in 2025
  • Scotland
    2023–2024
    #790
    in 2024
  • France
    1988–2025
    #820
    in 2025
  • Canada
    2006–2024
    #1,286
    in 2024
  • South Australia
    1967–2006
    #782
    in 2006

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics, National Records of Scotland, Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, Statistics Canada and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). ONS, NRS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Notable people named Artemis

People whose public names include Artemis, backed by Wikidata given-name records and ordered by linked Wikimedia pages. The name may be a middle name.

People data from Wikidata (CC0). Fame is measured, not judged — the order reflects how widely each person is documented, not the U.S. birth records popularity this page is otherwise about.

Artemis in other languages

Cross-language forms and variants of Artemis. Linked forms have their own page here.

ArtemyArtemiaArtemisaArtemisiaArtemiszArtemizja

Variant forms from Wikidata (CC0). Most are used mainly outside the United States; U.S. birth records statistics cover US usage only.

Artemis by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025
#1,017
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Down 59
Best rank ever
#854
2023
Peak year
2021
314 that year
First recorded
1915
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
3,299
Count in 2025
246

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025
#1,838
Trend vs 5 yrs ago
Up 129
Best rank ever
#1,557
2021
Peak year
2022
114 that year
First recorded
1984
Last recorded
2025
All-time count
847
Count in 2025
86

Names similar to Artemis

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

ArthurArteliaArtishaArtaviaArthaArtemisaArtieArtesiaArtisArtasiaArteshaArtistArtinaArtemisiaShulamisArturoArtriceArthellaArthurineArtaArtheliaArtheaArteriaLamis

Names with a curve like Artemis

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Artemis, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

AlaiyaNovahEmberlynnRowynBaylorLakelynFreyjaNoriBellamyLaylaniEnsleyReya

Sibling names for Artemis

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

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