Recorded 1916–1980 Unisex name Peak 1926 152 births

Artice — boys' name

152 babies named Artice in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s401930s301940s171950s301960s121970s51980s6
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Artice was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

11 babies were named Artice in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Artice

The Social Security Administration has registered 152 babies named Artice between 1916 and 1980, spanning 65 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Artice currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 11 babies received it in a single year. Artice is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 64 additional births since 1912.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Artice performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Artice shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Artice in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Artice 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 152 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.

Artice at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

152

Since 1916

65 years of records

Peak year

1926

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1916

Recorded for 65 years

Last year on file: 1980

Artice popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1916

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1926)
11
Annual births at peak — across 65 years of records
4681012 198019611953194519391933192519201916 5

Artice popularity over time — girls

64 total births recorded since 1912 (Artice as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 64 births
4.555.566.577.5 19901953193119301928192719241922191919141912 6

Artice by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
40 births that decade — 26% of Artice's all-time total
1910s121920s401930s301940s171950s301960s121970s51980s6

Artice by state

Where Artice concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Artice
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
5 3.3%
North Carolina share of Artice's total US births 3.3%

5 of 152 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Artice?
152 babies have been named Artice since 1916. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1926 with 11 births.
When was Artice most popular?
Artice was most popular in the 1920s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Where is Artice most popular?
The top states for the name Artice are North Carolina (5 births).
Is Artice a unisex name?
Yes, Artice is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 152 births, and as a girl's name it has 64 births.
How long has the name Artice been used?
Artice has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 65 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Artice?
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, 1916–1980 (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.