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Artemis

Unisex · AR-te-mis · Greek

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Artemis is a name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 865th for girls in the UK (44 babies) and 1,016th for girls in the US (246 babies).

What does Artemis mean?

Greek

Greek goddess of hunting, wild animals and the Moon, twin of Apollo; the Romans called her Diana.

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AR-te-mis

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Is Artemis a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Artemis has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 44 girls and 17 boys in the UK and 246 girls and 86 boys in the US.

How popular is Artemis in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#865among girls
Babies in 2025
44about 1 in 6,300 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 2% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 44 girls in the UK were named Artemis, making it the 865th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 877th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 49 girls. 17 boys were also named Artemis in 2025 (1,613th for boys).

Half of all the girls named Artemis in the UK since 1996 were born between 2014 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Girls were 85% of the babies named Artemis in the UK in 2014, and 72% in 2025.

Among girls in 2025, it was 816th in England and Wales.

1996Busiest: 49 in 20222025
Artemis in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202544#865
202440#947
202345#856
202249#792
202147#833
202044#877
201944#893
201838#1,011
201732#1,150
201633#1,133
201515#1,988
201422#1,494
201320#1,617
201216#1,914
20118#3,041
20108#2,992
20099#2,695
20087#3,203
200710#2,354
20066#3,280
20059#2,360
20048#2,406
20033#4,560
20024#3,556
20016#2,587
200010#1,792
19990–
19986#2,535
19970–
19964#3,289

How popular is Artemis in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,016among girls
Babies in 2025
246about 1 in 6,500 girls
Five-year trend
Steadyup 17% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 246 girls in the US were named Artemis, making it the 1,016th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 958th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 314 girls. It first appears in the records in 1915. 86 boys were also named Artemis in 2025 (1,837th for boys).

2025 had fewer girls named Artemis than any year since 2018.

Half of all the girls named Artemis in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 2025, 74% of the babies named Artemis in the US were girls.

1915Busiest: 314 in 20212025
Artemis in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025246#1,016
2024247#1,022
2023312#854
2022308#902
2021314#868
2020266#958
2019254#1,010
2018167#1,346
2017145#1,524
2016152#1,496
2015105#1,919
201469#2,558
201367#2,625
201248#3,363
201139#3,842
201021#6,180
200919#6,808
200811#10,080
200717#7,390
200613#8,711
200515#7,495
200413#8,254
20037#12,401
20027#12,181
20018#11,013
20006#13,147
199912#7,710
19986#12,420
199716#5,864
19969#8,807
19956#11,778
19940–
19937#10,581
19926#11,730
19915#13,139
19905#12,952
19896#10,841
19885#11,792
19876#9,820
19865#10,907
19859#6,952
19848#7,396
19838#7,310
19828#7,467
19818#7,407
19809#6,788
19795#10,208
19787#7,647
19776#8,442
19769#6,046
19757#7,171
19740–
19730–
19727#6,556
19710–
19705#7,994
19699#5,056
196812#3,999
19679#4,624
19665#6,563
19656#5,816
19647#5,473
19630–
19620–
19615#6,566
19605#6,389
19590–
19580–
19575#6,085
19560–
19550–
19540–
19530–
19525#5,561
19510–
19500–
19490–
19480–
19470–
19460–
19450–
19440–
19436#4,195
19426#4,122
19410–
19400–
19390–
19380–
19370–
19366#3,699
19350–
19346#3,800
19330–
19320–
19316#3,846
19300–
192910#2,920
192810#2,952
192710#3,051
192611#2,871
19257#4,027
192417#2,211
19238#3,640
19225#5,007
192110#3,163
19209#3,339
19199#3,217
191812#2,673
19178#3,342
19160–
19159#2,899

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