Artist
An artist is a person who creates art, or practices the arts. The most common usage in everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only, such as painting and drawing.
Meaning & Origin of Artist
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
An artist is a person who creates art, or practices the arts. The most common usage in everyday speech and academic discourse refers to a practitioner in the visual arts only, such as painting and drawing.
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The Story of Artist
As a girl name
Artist first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2016, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 16 Artists were born — ranking #6,978 that year. As of 2026, Artist ranks #7,346 for girls with 14 births, rising sharply (+68% over the past five years). In total, more than 104 Artists have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Artist first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 101 Artists were born — ranking #1,691 that year. As of 2026, Artist ranks #1,770 for boys with 93 births, rising sharply (+55% over the past five years). In total, more than 954 Artists have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Artist
Phonetically similar names — useful when Artist is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Artiest
- Artus
- Tartest
- Cartist
- Curtest
- Artists
- Artis
- Artiste
- Chartist
- Artista
- Hardest
- Oddest
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Artist
Artist is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 954 births in the dataset. Artist's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #1,691. Use the chart and map above to compare Artist'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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