Recorded 1977–2012 Boys' name Peak 1999 72 births

Artavis — boys' name

72 babies named Artavis in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

72 boys have been named Artavis since 1977, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2012.

72
total births
1977–2012
years on record
2000s
peak decade
44%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Artavis was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Artavis in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Artavis

The Social Security Administration has registered 72 babies named Artavis between 1977 and 2012, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Artavis currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Artavis performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 32 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Artavis shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Artavis in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Artavis 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 72 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.

Artavis at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

72

Since 1977

36 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1977

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2012

Artavis popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1977

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
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Artavis by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
32 births that decade — 44% of Artavis's all-time total
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Artavis by state

Where Artavis concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Artavis
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
5 6.9%
Florida share of Artavis's total US births 6.9%

5 of 72 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artavis?
72 babies have been named Artavis since 1977. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Artavis most popular?
Artavis was most popular in the 2000s decade with 32 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Artavis most popular?
The top states for the name Artavis are Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Artavis been used?
Artavis has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 36 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Artavis?
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, 1977–2012 (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.