US rank #11000 Boys' name Peak 1979 66 births

Artemas — #11000 US boys' name

66 babies named Artemas in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#11000
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 23% of names given to boys today.

1970s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Artemas was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

8 babies were named Artemas in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Artemas

The Social Security Administration has registered 66 babies named Artemas between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Artemas currently holds the #11000 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Artemas performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Artemas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Artemas 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 66 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.

Artemas at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

66

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

1979

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

#11,000

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Artemas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Artemas by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 29% of Artemas's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artemas?
66 babies have been named Artemas since 1917. It currently ranks #11000 among boys. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
When was Artemas most popular?
Artemas was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
How long has the name Artemas been used?
Artemas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Artemas?
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.

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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, 1917–2024 (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.