How Many People Are Named Artist?
An estimated 765 people in the United States have the first name Artist. It is predominantly male (91.0%). The average bearer is 11 years old, and Artist peaked in popularity in 2022 with 117 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Artist 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 Artist paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
765
About 1 in 448,045 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2022
117 births
Total Registered
845
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Artist
Artist is predominantly male (91.0%), though 76 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Artist as a male name
Ranked #1,848 in 2024
87 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (101 births)
Artist as a female name
Ranked #8,473 in 2024
12 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (16 births)
Artist: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Artist span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 504 babies were registered. Artist remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Artist by Decade
How has Artist 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.
Artist by State
Birth registrations for Artist span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, Texas. The lowest are in New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio. On average, about 20 Artists were registered per state.
Artist + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Artist as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Artist
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Artist: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Artist?
We estimate approximately 765 people named Artist 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 448,045 Americans share this first name.
Is Artist a common name?
Artist is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 845 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Artist most popular?
Artist reached peak popularity in 2022, when 117 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Artist is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Artist a male name?
Artist is predominantly male. 91.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Artist Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Artist Smith, Artist Johnson, Artist 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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