Artemus is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1971 and remains in steady use.
Artemus is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,477 for boy births in the United States (and #13,620 across all names), given to 13 babies. Artemus first appears in 1912 and peaked in 1971 (29 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #6,477 |
| 2024 | 18 | 18 | #5,261 |
| 2023 | 22 | 22 | #4,619 |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | #6,174 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #5,360 |
| 2020 | 11 | 11 | #7,072 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #7,702 |
| 2018 | 9 | 9 | #8,214 |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | #9,774 |
| 2015 | 9 | 9 | #8,090 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #9,727 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | #12,315 |
| 2008 | 6 | 6 | #11,172 |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | #8,982 |
| 2006 | 6 | 6 | #10,775 |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #9,667 |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | #9,337 |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #9,729 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,335 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,528 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | #7,847 |
| 1993 | 9 | — | #5,793 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #5,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | — | #5,869 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | #5,193 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | #6,477 |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #6,144 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #6,598 |
| 1984 | 5 | — | #6,386 |
| 1983 | 6 | — | #5,527 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | #5,679 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #2,790 |
| 1980 | 12 | — | #3,436 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,116 |
| 1978 | 8 | — | #4,172 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,171 |
| 1976 | 13 | — | #2,958 |
| 1975 | 10 | — | #3,446 |
| 1974 | 16 | — | #2,467 |
| 1973 | 20 | — | #2,042 |
| 1972 | 17 | — | #2,248 |
| 1971 | 29 | — | #1,639 |
| 1970 | 11 | — | #2,903 |
| 1969 | 18 | — | #1,983 |
| 1968 | 21 | — | #1,733 |
| 1967 | 22 | — | #1,658 |
| 1966 | 18 | — | #1,818 |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #3,559 |
| 1960 | 8 | — | #3,098 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | #3,573 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | #3,826 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #2,525 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,343 |
| 1948 | 5 | — | #3,707 |
| 1947 | 6 | — | #3,385 |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #3,357 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,159 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | #2,893 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | #3,573 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #2,970 |
| 1933 | 6 | — | #3,296 |
| 1930 | 5 | — | #4,031 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,187 |
| 1926 | 13 | — | #2,307 |
| 1924 | 9 | — | #3,036 |
| 1923 | 7 | — | #3,491 |
| 1921 | 5 | — | #4,366 |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,119 |
| 1916 | 5 | — | #3,935 |
| 1915 | 5 | — | #3,859 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,848 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,061 |