Artemisa
Associated with Artemis, the Greek goddess of the hunt and wilderness.
Name Census estimates that about 88 living Americans carry the first name Artemisa. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Artemisa today is around 44 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Artemisa births was 1928 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Artemisa. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Artemisa. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
88
~ 1 in 3,894,936 Americans
Peak year
1928
14 babies that year
Average age
44
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,598
Tracked since 1911
Census
Artemisa in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 630 people with the first name Artemisa, which placed it at #17,487 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,487
National first-name rank
People counted
630
630 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
89.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Artemisa
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Artemisa is Hispanic at 89.4%. The next largest groups are White (6.3%) and Black (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Artemisa described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Artemisa at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino89.4% · 563
- White6.3% · 40
- Black or African American2.9% · 18
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 5
- Two or more races0.5% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Popularity
Artemisa: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Artemisa from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 86 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Artemisa by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Artemisa during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Artemisas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Artemisa
The name Artemisa is derived from the ancient Greek goddess Artemis, the virgin huntress who was also the goddess of the moon, the hunt, and fertility. The Greek name Artemis is likely connected to the Ancient Greek word artemes, meaning "butcher" or "to keep safe and sound," referring to her roles as a huntress and protector of childbirth. The name Artemisa is a Latinized form of the Greek name that was adopted by various cultures and languages.
In Greek mythology, Artemis was one of the most revered and widely worshipped deities. She was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and was often depicted carrying a bow and arrow, accompanied by a deer or hunting dog. Her Roman counterpart was Diana, the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Artemisa can be found in ancient texts and inscriptions from the Hellenistic period, around the 3rd century BC. Artemisa was a relatively common name among Greek and Roman women, often given to honor the goddess.
Throughout history, several notable women have borne the name Artemisa. One of the earliest was Artemisa I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), a naval commander and strategic advisor to the Persian king Xerxes I during the Greco-Persian Wars. Another notable Artemisa was Artemisia II of Caria (fl. 350 BC), a naval commander and ally of Alexander the Great.
During the Renaissance, the name Artemisa became popular in Italy. One notable figure was Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1656), an Italian Baroque painter who was one of the first women to gain recognition in the male-dominated art world of her time.
In the 18th century, Artemisa Louisa Catharina Calmington (1718-1773) was a Swedish industrialist and businesswoman who played a significant role in the development of the Swedish iron industry.
More recently, Artemisa Ramirez (1937-2017) was a Cuban-American artist and painter known for her vibrant and colorful works depicting scenes from her homeland.
People
Artemisa + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Artemisa as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Artemisa: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Artemisa?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 88 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Artemisa going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 3,894,936 US residents.
Is Artemisa a common name?
We classify Artemisa as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 233 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Artemisa most popular?
The single biggest year for Artemisa was 1928, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Artemisa is about 44 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Artemisa in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 630 people with the name Artemisa, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,487 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Artemisa in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Artemisa?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Artemisa appears almost entirely female. Of the 630 people counted with this name, 99.8% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Artemisa?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Artemisa is Hispanic at 89.4%. The next largest groups are White (6.3%) and Black (2.9%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Artemisa most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Artemisa in the 2020 Census, accounting for 89.4% (563 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Artemisa in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Artemisa a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Artemisa in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Artemisa still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Artemisa in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Artemisa can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Artemisa?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.