Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Artemisa is a variant of Artemis. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Artemisa is a variant of Artemis. The history of Artemis gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Artemis is associated with the goddess of the hunt and the moon.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Artemisa through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 241
- 0 boys · 241 girls
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,048 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,048 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 14 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 630 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.
Artemisa’s family of names
Artemisa has a related form in Artemis.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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