Given name & surname
Artemis
“a follower of the goddess Artemis”
Artemis is a variant of Artemas. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Artemis.”
Original GreekΑρτέμις
Meaning & origin
What it means
Artemis is a variant of Artemas. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Artemis.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
In mythological stories, Artemis is associated with the goddess of the hunt and the moon.
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Artemis appears in Acts 19:23, Acts 19:35.
- Acts 19:23
- Acts 19:35
From biblical name research
Artemis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,146
- 847 boys · 3,299 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 426 babies
- 2025
- 332
- #1,017 for girls · #1,838 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +62%
- Rising fast
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 23% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 246 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,017 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 45.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 86 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (34). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,098 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.
Artemis’s family of names
In English usage, Artemis has a diminutive in Arty. Artemis has a related form in Artemisa. Artemis has a related form in Artemia.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Artemis has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 12
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Artemusvariant
- Artemisiavariant
- Artemisavariant
- Artydiminutive · English
- Artemiavariant
- Artemasvariant
- Artemisslikely variant
- Artemysyavariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 6
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Artemis
- Artemis PebdaniAmerican actressborn 1977
- Artemis SpanouGreek basketball player (born 1993)
- Artemis CooperBritish writerborn 1953
- Artemis AlexiadouGreek linguist and anglist (1969-)
Characters named Artemis: Artemis Fowl II (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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