How Many People Are Named Artemus?
An estimated 527 people in the United States have the first name Artemus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Artemus peaked in popularity in 1971 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Artemus as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Artemus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
527
About 1 in 650,388 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1971
29 births
Total Registered
663
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Artemus
Artemus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 663 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Artemus as a male name
Ranked #5,243 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1971 (29 births)
Artemus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Artemus span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 135 babies were registered. While Artemus is less common than at its peak in the 1970s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Artemus by Decade
How has Artemus tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Artemus by State
Artemus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Artemus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Artemus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Artemus?
We estimate approximately 527 people named Artemus are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 650,388 Americans share this first name.
Is Artemus a common name?
Artemus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 663 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Artemus most popular?
Artemus reached peak popularity in 1971, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Artemus is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Artemus a male name?
Artemus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Artemus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Artemus Smith, Artemus Johnson, Artemus Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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