boy's name
Artist
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 928
Artist is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2022, when 118 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 40,932 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Artist 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 | 7 |
| 1920s | 37 |
| 1930s | 10 |
| 1940s | 34 |
| 1950s | 29 |
| 1980s | 27 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 182 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 587 |
How popular is Artist?
In 2025, Artist was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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.
Names that peaked alongside Artist
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Artist also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Artist over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Artist
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Artist — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Artist
How popular is the name Artist?
In 2025, Artist was given to 81 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Artist a girl's or a boy's name?
Artist is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Artist?
Artist has 2 syllables.
When was Artist most popular?
Artist peaked in 2022, when 118 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Artist a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Artist currently ranks #2,109 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.