Given name
Artemio
“a follower of the goddess Artemis”
Artemio is a variant of Artemas. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Artemis.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Artemio is a variant of Artemas. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Artemis.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Artemio is a variant of Artemas. An origin associated with Artemas is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Artemio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,441
- 2,441 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 34
- #3,383 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 34 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,383 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 64 in 2001. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (11). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 6,740 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.
Artemio’s family of names
In Filipino usage, Artemio has a diminutive in Temyong. Artemio has a related form in Artemas. In Italian usage, Artemio has a conventional equivalent in the Russian form Артём.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Artemio
- Artemio FranchiItalian football administrator (1922–1983)
- Artemio RicarteFilipino revolutionary general1866–1945
- Artemio PanganibanChief Justice of the Philippines from 2005 to 2006born 1936
- Artemio Lomboy RilleraFilipino bishop (1947-2011)
- Artemio CasasPhilippine Catholic priest1911–1989
- Artemio PreciosoSpanish journalist1891–1945
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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