Girls' name · since 1882
Artelia
593 babies named Artelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 593
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Artelia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 593 have been recorded since 1882.
Artelia has 593 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 1984.
- #10,632 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 593 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artelia ranks #10,632 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 593 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,632 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 593
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Artelia's 593 recorded births place it above 85.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by North Carolina.
Artelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Artelia splits its recorded history at 1933: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1917 peak of 22 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Artelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–1984
- Peak year (1917)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 103 years of records
Artelia by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (137 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Artelia's strongest decade.
137 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Artelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 45
1900s
45 births
- 1910s
1910s
120 births
- 1920s
1920s
137 births
- 1930s
1930s
69 births
- 1940s
1940s
74 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s
1960s
56 births
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 137 births (23% of all-time use).
How Artelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Artelia's total volume
Artelia by state
Where Artelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | North Carolina | | 15 | 2.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 6 | 1.0% |
15 of 593 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Artelia's data
- Artelia's decade-level peak was the 1920s (137 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- North Carolina records the most Artelias (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Artelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~102 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, 1882–1984 (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 Artelia 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.