Boys' name · since 1917

Artemas

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.

#20,189 of 45,481
all-time among boys
66
born since 1917
1970s
peak decade

Artemas sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 66 recorded since 1917.

Artemas has 66 recorded births among boys since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2024.

  • #20,189 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 66 born since 1917
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artemas ranks #20,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.

#20,189 of 45,481
all-time among boys
66
born since 1917
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Artemas's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Artemas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Artemas's full recorded timeline at 1979, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1979 peak of 8 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Artemas popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (1979)
8
Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
456789 191719181949195819741978197919801987200120202024 6

Artemas by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 29% of the file).

1970s was Artemas's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.

Artemas births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (29% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artemas? ▼
66 babies have been named Artemas since 1917. All-time, it sits at #20,189 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 1979 with 8 births.
Where does Artemas sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artemas ranks #20,189 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Artemas since 1917 -- 108 years through the most recent 2024 data.
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.

What to do with Artemas's data

  • Artemas's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Artemas

Nearby Names Like Artemas

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Artemas

Arthur Boy
#87 548,729 births
Arturo Boy
#627 57,082 births
Art Boy
#3383 6,141 births
Artis Boy
#4869 5,377 births
Arther Boy
#12015 4,993 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Artemas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1917–2024 (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 Artemas 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.