Boys' name · since 1978
Artavious
Since 1978, U.S. Social Security records show 497 babies named Artavious, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,417 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 497
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Artavious is the #12417 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 497 recorded since 1978.
Social Security Administration records show Artavious recorded 497 times among boys since 1978, holding rank #12417 nationally today, ahead of 11% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #7,919 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,417 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 497 born since 1978
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artavious ranks #7,919 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,417 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 497 born since 1978, peaking in the 2000s.
- #7,919 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,417 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 497
- born since 1978
- 2000s
- peak decade
Artavious's 497 recorded births place it above 82.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
How Artavious compares
497 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Artavious's all-time total is 35% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Artavious | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 497 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Artavious's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Artavious's full recorded timeline at 2002, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 23 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Artavious popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Artavious by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (155 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Artavious's strongest decade.
155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Artavious births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
74 births
- 1990s
1990s
142 births
- 2000s
2000s
155 births
- 2010s
2010s
83 births
- 2020s 33
2020s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 155 births (31% of all-time use).
Artavious by state
Where Artavious concentrates geographically, total births since 1978
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 27 | 5.4% |
| #2 | Florida | | 21 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 10 | 2.0% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 1.0% |
27 of 497 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Artavious's data
- Artavious's decade-level peak was the 2000s (155 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Artaviouss (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Artavious: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~47 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Artavious draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.