Is Artemus a boy or girl name?

Artemus is a boy’s name. Of the 676 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Artemus

Recorded 1912–2025 · United States

Artemus was most popular in 1971, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,979 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 676 people named Artemus.

Artemus over time

Births per year. The dot marks Artemus’s peak in 1971. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Artemus a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Artemus is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 676 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org