Given name
Artem
“safe and sound”
Artem is a given name from Ukrainian. It is used in Polish.
Original UkrainianАртем
Meaning & origin
What it means
Artem is a romanization of Артем. Артем goes back to Ancient Greek ἀρτεμής, meaning “safe and sound.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1993. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Artem through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,085
- 1,085 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 74 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,185 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +14%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,185 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,404 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Artem’s family of names
In Polish usage, Artem has a conventional equivalent in the Ukrainian form Артем. In Ukrainian usage, Artem is a transliteration of Артем. In Polish usage, Artem has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Артём.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Artem has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Ukrainian roots to each of them.
Ukrainianwhere Artem comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Artem
- Artem DovbykUkrainian association football player (born 1997)
- Artem MilevskyiUkrainian footballerborn 1985
- Artem FedetskyiUkrainian footballerborn 1985
- Artem KravetsUkrainian footballerborn 1989
- Artem AlikhanianSoviet Armenian physicist (1908-1978)
- Artem PyvovarovUkrainian singerborn 1991
- Artem ByesyedinUkrainian footballerborn 1996
- Artiom KiouregkianOlympic wrestlerborn 1976
- Artem DatsyshynUkrainian ballet dancer1979–2022
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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