Artan
Artan is a predominantly Albanian language masculine given name.
- Albanian
Meaning & Origin of Artan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Artan is a predominantly Albanian language masculine given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Albanian
The Story of Artan
The earliest SSA record of Artan as a baby boy name dates back to 1990, when 6 babies received it. 2004 was its biggest year on record, with 10 newborns named Artan — #6,976 in the national rankings. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 40% of all recorded Artans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2016 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 55 Artans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Artan
Artan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 55 births in the dataset. Artan's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #6,976. Use the chart and map above to compare Artan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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