unisex name
Artemis
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 5,620
France
#821
as Artémis, 2025
Artemis is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 81% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 332 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 426 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 9,986 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1915.
Artemis over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 38 |
| 1920s | 97 |
| 1930s | 18 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 10 |
| 1960s | 58 |
| 1970s | 46 |
| 1980s | 83 |
| 1990s | 72 |
| 2000s | 151 |
| 2010s | 1,285 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,276 |
How popular is Artemis?
In 2025, Artemis was given to 332 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Artemis is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Artemis is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Artémis | Artémis is Artemis written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #821 in France, against #3,154 for Artemis. | 325 |
Names that peaked alongside Artemis
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Artemis also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Artemis over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Artemis
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Artemis — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Artemis
How popular is the name Artemis?
In 2025, Artemis was given to 332 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Artemis a girl's or a boy's name?
Artemis is used for both girls and boys. About 81% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Artemis most popular?
Artemis peaked in 2021, when 426 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Artemis a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Artemis currently ranks #821 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.