Given name & surname · also English, Irish
Artis
“lofty hill; noble”·“rock”·“follower of Thor”
Artis is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “lofty hill; noble”, “rock”, and “follower of Thor”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “lofty hill; noble”, “rock”, and “follower of Thor”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Irish, English, and Icelandic naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Artis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,335
- 5,377 boys · 958 girls
- Most popular year
- 1950
- 122 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #4,871 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +36%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 94% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,871 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 103 in 1951. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,805 as a first name in 2020; 9,215 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Artis’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Artis has a feminine form in ARTA. Artis has a related form in Arti. Artis has a related form in Artina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Artis has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Icelandic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 13
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Artistvariant · English
- Artivariant
- Ardisvariant · English
- Articevariant
- Artinavariant
- Arttislikely variant
- Artinevariant
- Artissvariant
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Artis
- CoolioAmerican rapper (1963–2022)
- Artis PabriksLatvian politician (born 1966)
- Artis GilmoreAmerican basketball player (born 1949)born 1948
- Artis LazdiņšLatvian footballer (born 1986)
- Artis KamparsLatvian politician (born 1967)
- Artis ĀbolsLatvian ice hockey player (born 1973)
- Artis RasmanisLatvian motorcycle racer and politicianborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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