Will my child share the name Artin with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Artin per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Artin in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Artin becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Artin is declining: down 367 places since 2020, to #1,798 in 2025. It peaked at #1,431 in 2020.

Is Artin a good choice for a distinctive name?

Artin is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.

Who are some famous people named Artin?

Notable people named Artin include: Maral Artin, Michael Artin and Artin approximation theorem.

Is Artin a popular baby name in the United States?

Artin does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice.

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Artin is a distinctive choice, ranked #1798 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Artin in their class.

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UK Rank 2025

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About the Name Artin

Artin has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 1013 places in five years. It was most popular in 2020 at #1431 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a regular feature in UK records since 2002.

Artin is uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Artin in their class.

⭐ Famous People Named Artin

Maral Artin — Maral Artin is an Armenian footballer who plays as a forward for Cordoba Féminin and the Armenia national team.
Michael Artin — Michael Artin is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathematics Department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.
Artin approximation theorem — In mathematics, the Artin approximation theorem is a fundamental result of Michael Artin in deformation theory which implies that formal power series with coefficients in a field k are well-approximated by the algebraic functions on k.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Artin

UK babies named Artin (2025)

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Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

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In a school of 600

↓ 367 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Artin

Almost certainly the only Artin in the class

UK Popularity (2002–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

No US data available for this name

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Famous People Named Artin

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Maral Artinb. 2000

Maral Artin is an Armenian footballer who plays as a forward for Cordoba Féminin and the Armenia national team.

Michael Artin1934

Michael Artin is an American mathematician and a professor emeritus in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mathematics Department, known for his contributions to algebraic geometry.

Artin approximation theorem

In mathematics, the Artin approximation theorem is a fundamental result of Michael Artin in deformation theory which implies that formal power series with coefficients in a field k are well-approximated by the algebraic functions on k.

Artin Hindoğlu

Artin Hindoğlu (Armenian: Յարութիւն Հինտօղլու) was a 19th-century Ottoman etymologist, interpreter, professor, linguist, and writer of the first modern French-Turkish dictionary.