Artemis
The virgin goddess of the hunt, wild animals, and fertility in Greek mythology.
Name Census estimates that about 3,606 living Americans carry the first name Artemis. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 80.1% of registrations being female. The average person named Artemis today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Artemis births was 2021 (426 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Artemis. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Artemis with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Artemis is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.6K
~ 1 in 95,051 Americans
Peak year
2021
426 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,022
Tracked since 1915
Census
Artemis in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,100 people with the first name Artemis, which placed it at #7,305 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#7,305
National first-name rank
People counted
2.1K
2,100 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.7
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
60.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Artemis
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Artemis is White at 60.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.6%) and Two or More Races (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Artemis described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Artemis at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White60.8% · 1,276
- Hispanic or Latino19.6% · 412
- Two or more races9.3% · 196
- Black or African American6.1% · 128
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 73
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 15
Gender
Gender distribution for Artemis
Artemis leans heavily female at 80.1% of total registrations, but 758 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Artemis as a male name
- Ranked #1,638 in 2024
- 103 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2022 (114 births)
Artemis as a female name
- Ranked #1,022 in 2024
- 246 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2021 (314 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Artemis leans strongly female. 1,742 people counted with this name were female (83.0%), compared with 356 male bearers (17.0%).
Popularity
Artemis: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Artemis from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 1,941 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Artemis by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Artemis during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Artemis' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 29 states and territories. California, Texas, New York recorded the most babies named Artemis, while Connecticut, Alabama, New Jersey recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 68 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Artemis
The name Artemis has its roots in ancient Greek mythology and culture, dating back to the 8th century BC. It is derived from the Greek word "artemis," meaning "safe" or "unharmed." The name is associated with Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt, wilderness, and childbirth.
Artemis was one of the most revered deities in ancient Greece, and her name appears frequently in Greek literature and texts, including the works of Homer and Hesiod. She was often portrayed as a skilled archer and a protector of young girls, and her temples were scattered throughout the Greek world.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Artemis is in the Iliad, an epic poem composed by Homer around the 8th century BC. The poem mentions Artemis as the daughter of Zeus and Leto, and the twin sister of Apollo.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Artemis. One of the most famous was Artemisia I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), a skilled naval commander and queen who fought alongside the Persians during the Greco-Persian Wars. Another was Artemisia II of Caria (fl. 350 BC), a naval commander and successor to Artemisia I.
In the Renaissance period, Artemis became a popular name among European nobility. Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653) was an Italian Baroque painter, widely regarded as one of the most accomplished painters of her time.
The name Artemis also appears in Greek mythology and literature. In Euripides' play "Iphigenia in Aulis" (c. 405 BC), Artemis plays a central role in the story of Iphigenia's sacrifice and subsequent rescue.
Other notable women named Artemis include Artemis Cooper (born 1953), a British writer and historian; Artemis Fowl, the fictional protagonist of the series of novels by Eoin Colfer; and Artemis Entreri, a fictional character from the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.
People
Artemis + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Artemis as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Artemis: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Artemis?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,606 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Artemis going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 95,051 US residents.
Is Artemis a common name?
We classify Artemis as "Rare". It ranks above 95.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,808 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Artemis most popular?
The single biggest year for Artemis was 2021, when 426 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Artemis is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Artemis in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,100 people with the name Artemis, or 0.70 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #7,305 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Artemis in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Artemis?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Artemis leans strongly female. 1,742 people counted with this name were female (83.0%), compared with 356 male bearers (17.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Artemis?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Artemis is White at 60.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.6%) and Two or More Races (9.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Artemis most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Artemis in the 2020 Census, accounting for 60.8% (1,276 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Artemis in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Artemis a female name?
Yes, 80.1% of people registered as Artemis in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Artemis still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Artemis in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Artemis can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Artemis?
For a quick modern take, check how many Americans are named Artemis on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.