Artemis
Artemis was the 1017th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 246 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 854th; the most babies were born in 2021 (314). Over the last ten years it has moved up 904 places. More babies were named Artemis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Greek goddess (origin uncertain) · Greek
Say it AR-tuh-miss /ˈɑɹtəmɪs/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,017 girls, down 59 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 246girls
- Girls and boys
- 74% girls, 26% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2021314 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,146babies recorded
What does the name Artemis mean?
Artemis is the Greek goddess of the hunt, wild animals and the moon, twin sister of Apollo. Wiktionary notes that the further etymology of her name is uncertain; proposals include a link with artamos 'butcher' or with arktos 'bear', and a pre-Greek origin. In Greek, Artemis and Artemios have long been personal names. In the US it is a recent choice for both girls and boys, helped by NASA's Artemis moon program.
Ἄρτεμις (Artemis) (Ancient Greek, “the goddess Artemis”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. No accepted etymology for the goddess's name.
Other explanations you may read: From arktos 'bear'.
Related names: Artemisia, Artemio, Diana.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Artemis', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Artemis popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,017 | #1,838 | 246 | 86 |
| 2020 | #958 | #1,967 | 266 | 73 |
| 2010 | #6,204 | #7,627 | 21 | 10 |
| 2000 | #13,330 | #10,484 | 6 | 5 |
| 1990 | #13,149 | — | 5 | — |
| 1980 | #6,826 | — | 9 | — |
| 1970 | #8,067 | — | 5 | — |
| 1960 | #6,435 | — | 5 | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,359 | — | 9 | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Artemis, counting every spelling?
Artemis has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #977 for girls in 2025, against #1,017 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Artemis?
246 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Artemis (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Artemis born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Artemis.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Artemis?
About 3,100 people born in the US named Artemis are alive today, with a median age of 6; half are between 3 and 10. That makes Artemis a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Artemis by state
How common Artemis was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oregon (2.8×), Utah (2.0×), Colorado (1.7×), Washington (1.6×), Oklahoma (1.6×). In 22 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Artemis: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Artemis, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Artemis · Sibling names for Artemis
Questions about the name Artemis
What does Artemis mean?
Artemis is usually explained as “Greek goddess (origin uncertain)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Artemis?
Artemis was the 1017th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 246 babies. Its best year was 2023, when it ranked 854th; the most babies were born in 2021 (314). Over the last ten years it has moved up 904 places. More babies were named Artemis in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Artemis a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 74% girls, 26% boys given the name Artemis in the US.
Where is Artemis most popular?
In 2021–2025, Artemis was most common in Oregon (0.49 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and Colorado.