Recorded 1976–2015 Boys' name Peak 1993 374 births

Artavius — boys' name

374 babies named Artavius in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s201980s751990s1342000s1132010s32
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Artavius was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

19 babies were named Artavius in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Artavius

The Social Security Administration has registered 374 babies named Artavius between 1976 and 2015, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Artavius currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Artavius performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 134 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Artavius shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Tennessee. In total, SSA state-level files list Artavius in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Artavius 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 374 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.

Artavius at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

374

Since 1976

40 years of records

Peak year

1993

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1976

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2015

Artavius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1976

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (1993)
19
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
05101520 201520082003199819931988198319771976 7

Artavius by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
134 births that decade — 36% of Artavius's all-time total
1970s201980s751990s1342000s1132010s32

Artavius by state

Where Artavius concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Artavius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
11 2.9%
#2 Texas
7 1.9%
#3 Tennessee
6 1.6%
Georgia share of Artavius's total US births 2.9%
Even split

11 of 374 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artavius?
374 babies have been named Artavius since 1976. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 1993 with 19 births.
When was Artavius most popular?
Artavius was most popular in the 1990s decade with 134 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
Where is Artavius most popular?
The top states for the name Artavius are Georgia (11 births), Texas (7 births), Tennessee (6 births).
How long has the name Artavius been used?
Artavius has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 40 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Artavius?
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, 1976–2015 (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.