Recorded 1990–2016 Boys' name Peak 2004 55 births

Artan — boys' name

55 babies named Artan in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s202010s22

The verdict

55 boys have been named Artan since 1990, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2016.

55
total births
1990–2016
years on record
2010s
peak decade
40%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Artan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

10 babies were named Artan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Artan

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Artan between 1990 and 2016, spanning 27 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Artan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Artan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Artan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Artan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Artan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 55 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Artan at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

55

Since 1990

27 years of records

Peak year

2004

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1990

Recorded for 27 years

Last year on file: 2016

Artan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1990

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (2004)
10
Annual births at peak — across 27 years of records
4681012 201620132011201020072004200219951990 6

Artan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
22 births that decade — 40% of Artan's all-time total
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Artan by state

Where Artan concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Artan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
6 10.9%
New York share of Artan's total US births 10.9%

6 of 55 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artan?
55 babies have been named Artan since 1990. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 2004 with 10 births.
When was Artan most popular?
Artan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Artan most popular?
The top states for the name Artan are New York (6 births).
How long has the name Artan been used?
Artan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 27 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Artan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Arthur, Arturo, Art, Artis, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1990–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.