Artist
Artist was the 2111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1678th with 102 babies. More babies were named Artist in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,111 boys, down 239 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 69boys
- Girls and boys
- 13% girls, 87% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022102 babies
- Total since 1880
- 928babies recorded
Artist popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,421 | #2,111 | 12 | 69 |
| 2020 | #13,638 | #1,872 | 6 | 79 |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #5,571 | — | 6 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | #2,592 | — | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #3,843 | — | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Artist, counting every spelling?
Artist is the most common spelling of a name family that had 75 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 75 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artist | 69 | #2,111 | 439 |
| Artyst | 6 | #10,810 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Artist?
69 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Artist (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Artist 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 122 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Artist.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Artist?
About 800 people born in the US named Artist are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 7. That makes Artist 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.
Artist by state
How common Artist was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.4×), Pennsylvania (1.9×), Georgia (1.6×). In 38 states fewer than five boys 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 Artist: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Artist, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Artist
How popular is the name Artist?
Artist was the 2111th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 69 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1678th with 102 babies. More babies were named Artist in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Artist a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 13% girls, 87% boys given the name Artist in the US.
Where is Artist most popular?
In 2021–2025, Artist was most common in Connecticut (0.16 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and New York.