Is Artist a boy or girl name?

Artist is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 928 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 9.5% were girls and 90.5% were boys.

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Artist

Recorded 1916–2025 · United States

Artist was most popular in 2022, when 118 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,213 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,080, with 81 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 928 people named Artist.

Artist over time

Births per year. The dot marks Artist’s peak in 2022. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Artist a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Artist is mostly a boy’s name — 9.5% of the 928 Americans given it were girls and 90.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 12% girls and 88% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Artist

Where Artist is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 3.0×

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