Fun Facts About the Name Artemus
- 676 babies named Artemus: U.S. records list 676 babies given the name Artemus from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Artemus Mean?
Artemus is an English masculine variant of Artemas, a name from Greek Artemas (Ἀρτεμᾶς). Artemas is built on Artemis (Ἄρτεμις), the name of the Greek goddess, with a masculine ending. It is commonly interpreted as "gift of Artemis," on the assumption that it is a shortened form of Artemidoros (Ἀρτεμίδωρος), from Artemis and doron "gift"; a direct derivation from Artemis is also possible. The etymology of Artemis itself is uncertain, and ancient Greek explanations such as artemes "safe, unharmed" are not securely established.
Artemus Name History & Origins
The Greek masculine name Artemas appears in the New Testament: Paul names him in Titus 3:12, alongside Tychicus, as someone who may be sent to Titus. The form passed into Latin and English biblical tradition as Artemas. Artemus is an English spelling variant of that name, with the Latin-looking masculine ending -us in place of Greek -as. In the 19th century the American humorist Charles Farrar Browne used "Artemus Ward" as a pen name, a well-known literary use of this spelling; it is not the source of the name.
How Popular is the Name Artemus?
Artemus 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 1971. Its best rank was #1,638 in 1971.
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 | #6,477 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,243 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2023 | #4,615 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2022 | #6,170 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2021 | #5,357 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #7,066 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #7,700 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #8,212 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #9,770 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #8,088 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #9,724 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2013 | #12,314 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,172 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2007 | #8,982 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #10,772 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2003 | #9,667 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,337 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #9,729 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,336 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #5,528 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #7,847 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1993 | #5,793 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #5,264 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1990 | #5,869 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #5,193 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #6,477 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #6,144 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #6,598 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #6,384 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #5,528 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,680 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1981 | #2,790 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #3,436 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #6,116 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1978 | #4,172 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,171 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #2,958 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1975 | #3,446 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #2,467 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1973 | #2,042 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1972 | #2,248 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #1,638 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1970 | #2,902 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #1,983 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1968 | #1,733 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1967 | #1,658 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1966 | #1,818 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1965 | #3,560 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,098 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,573 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,827 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1952 | #2,525 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,343 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,707 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #3,387 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,357 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,159 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #2,893 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,573 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1935 | #2,970 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1933 | #3,296 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #4,031 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,187 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,307 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #3,036 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #3,491 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,366 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #3,119 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1916 | #3,936 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1915 | #3,859 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1913 | #2,848 | 5 | 0.0010% |
| 1912 | #2,061 | 7 | 0.0016% |
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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