Boys' name · since 1912
Artemus
676 babies named Artemus in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,475 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Artemus currently ranks #6475 among boys' names in America, with 676 babies recorded since 1912.
Artemus has 676 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6475 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of boys, 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 1912 to 2025.
- #6,584 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,475 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 676 born since 1912
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artemus ranks #6,584 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,475 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 676 born since 1912, peaking in the 1970s.
- #6,584 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,475 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 676
- born since 1912
- 1970s
- peak decade
Artemus's 676 recorded births place it above 85.51% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Artemus compares
676 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Artemus's all-time total is 83% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Artemus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 676 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Artemus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Artemus's full recorded timeline at 1977, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1913, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1971 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Artemus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1971)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Artemus by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (135 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Artemus's strongest decade.
135 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Artemus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 30
1910s
30 births
- 1920s 39
1920s
39 births
- 1930s 23
1930s
23 births
- 1940s 29
1940s
29 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
93 births
- 1970s
1970s
135 births
- 1980s
1980s
71 births
- 1990s
1990s
55 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 47
2010s
47 births
- 2020s
2020s
95 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 135 births (20% of all-time use).
How Artemus compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Artemus's total volume
Artemus by state
Where Artemus concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 676 births nationwide.
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What to do with Artemus's data
- Artemus's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (135 total births) through the 2020s (95) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Artemuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Artemus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1971)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Artemus 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.