Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Artemisia 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 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Artemisia 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
Artemisia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 158
- 0 boys · 158 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #7,937 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +24%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,937 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 189 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.
Artemisia’s family of names
Artemisia has a related form in Artemis.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
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 Artemisia
- Artemisia GentileschiItalian Baroque painter (1593-1651)
- Artemisia I of Caria5th century BC queen of Halicarnassus, Kos, Nisyros and Kalymnos500 BC–500 BC
- Artemisia II of Caria4th-century BC female ruler of Caria
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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