Fun Facts About the Name Artemisia
- 158 babies named Artemisia: U.S. records list 158 babies given the name Artemisia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Artemisia Mean?
Artemisia is a feminine name of ancient Greek origin, formed from the name of the goddess Artemis (Greek Ἄρτεμις) with the feminine ending -ia, giving the sense "of Artemis" or "belonging to Artemis" (Greek Ἀρτεμισία). The literal meaning of the name therefore rests on the meaning of Artemis itself, which is uncertain. Ancient writers, including Plato in the Cratylus, connected the goddess's name to the Greek adjective ἀρτεμής (artemēs), "unharmed, sound, safe," but this is usually treated as folk etymology rather than a demonstrated derivation. Some modern scholars suggest that Artemis may come from a pre-Greek substrate language, which would leave the name's literal sense unknown. Associations with the moon, the hunt, and wild nature come from the goddess's domains and are symbolic connections rather than the etymology of the word.
Artemisia Name History & Origins
Artemisia was a genuine personal name in the Greek world, not only a literary invention. The earliest well-attested bearer is Artemisia I of Caria, queen of Halicarnassus, who commanded ships in the fleet of Xerxes I and fought at the Battle of Salamis in 480 BC; Herodotus, himself from Halicarnassus, describes her in his Histories. A later ruler of the same region, Artemisia II of Caria, governed in the fourth century BC and is associated with the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the tomb she built for her husband and brother Mausolus.
The name passed from Greek into Latin as Artemisia and was also applied to a genus of plants, wormwood and mugwort, a use traditionally connected with the goddess. In later European use the name stayed uncommon. The Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi (1593 - c. 1656) is a well-known later bearer, and the plant genus keeps the word familiar in English today.
How Popular is the Name Artemisia?
Artemisia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2023. Its best rank was #5,772 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,937 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #11,179 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2023 | #5,772 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #9,126 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2021 | #10,381 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #9,014 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 2019 | #8,656 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2018 | #12,633 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #11,757 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #8,957 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2015 | #11,964 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #10,225 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #17,067 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #17,938 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #14,392 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #11,928 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1999 | #14,623 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Artemisia Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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