Unisex name · since 1900
Artis
Artis has 5,377 recorded births since 1900 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1951 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,377
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Artis currently ranks #4869 among unisex names in America, with 5,377 babies recorded since 1900.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artis has been recorded 5,377 times among boys since 1900, currently ranked #4869 nationally and more common than 65% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1900 to 2025.
- #1,710 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,869 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,377 born since 1900
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Artis ranks #1,710 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,869 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,377 born since 1900, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,710 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,869 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,377
- born since 1900
- 1950s
- peak decade
Artis's 5,377 recorded births place it above 96.24% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.
How Artis compares
5,377 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Artis's all-time total is 15x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Artis | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,377 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 103 | 34 | 22,252 |
Artis's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Artis's full recorded timeline at 1963, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1902, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1951 peak of 103 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Artis popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1900–2025
- Peak year (1951)
- 103
- Annual births at peak, across 126 years of records
Artis popularity over time - girls
958 total births recorded since 1910 (Artis as girls' name)
Artis by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (891 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Artis's strongest decade.
891 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Artis births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 106
1900s
106 births
- 1910s
1910s
396 births
- 1920s
1920s
584 births
- 1930s
1930s
575 births
- 1940s
1940s
699 births
- 1950s
1950s
891 births
- 1960s
1960s
577 births
- 1970s
1970s
480 births
- 1980s
1980s
390 births
- 1990s 241
1990s
241 births
- 2000s 168
2000s
168 births
- 2010s 154
2010s
154 births
- 2020s 116
2020s
116 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 891 births (17% of all-time use).
How Artis 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 Artis's total volume
Artis by state
Where Artis concentrates geographically, total births since 1900
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 655 | 12.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 489 | 9.1% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 324 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 270 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Mississippi | | 236 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 218 | 4.1% |
| #7 | Florida | | 194 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 91 | 1.7% |
655 of 5,377 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Artis appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Artis's data
- Artis's decade-level peak was the 1950s (891 total births); usage has since declined to 116 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Artiss (655 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia 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 Artis: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1951)
Similar record span (~125 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, 1900–2025 (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 Artis 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.