Given name & surname
Artemus
“a follower of the goddess Artemis”
Artemus is a variant of Artemas. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Artemis.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Artemus is a variant of Artemas. One Greek interpretation is “a follower of the goddess Artemis.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Artemus is a variant of Artemas. An origin associated with Artemas is Greek. Artemus 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 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Artemus 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
Artemus through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 676
- 676 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,477 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +127%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,477 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 29 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 394 as a first name in 2020; 102 as a surname in 2010.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Artemus’s family of names
Artemus has a related form in Artemis. Artemus has a related form in Artemas.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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