Arta
Feminine
Arta is given to both — 596 girls and 42 boys since 1880. See other names given to both
Arta is a short name with two old lives: in Old Persian it meant truth and right order, and in Albanian it means golden. In America it is given almost entirely to girls.
How old is the name Arta?
Arta first appears in US birth records in 1884 — 141 years ago. The typical Arta alive today was born around 1930, making them about 95 years old. About 200 people named Arta are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Arta most popular?
Arta peaked in 1884, reaching #851 nationally. See the whole 1884 chart.
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Where it comes from
From arta to Arta
The story of Arta
In Old Persian arta meant truth and the right order of the world, the opposite of the Lie, and Persian kings wore it in their names: Artaxerxes is 'whose rule is through truth'. In Albanian arta means golden, and Arta is a girl's name there. American families may have taken it from either, or from the sound alone.
Meaningscholars disagree
Truth (Old Persian) or golden (Albanian)
Arta is Old Persian for truth or right order, and Albanian for golden; which a given family meant is not recorded.
How the name formed
- arta
- Arta
Related forms: Arta · Arta
Pronouncing Arta
AR-tuh
Two syllables with the stress on the first.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1884
- Most girls named
- 192117 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #851reached in 1884
- Change vs 2016
- 0.0%5 in 2023, from 5
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Arta in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Arta in Albanian — same name
- Arta in Persian — same name
Artas among us
people named Arta are estimated to be alive in the US today
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Arta sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- Short, clear and easy to say.
- Two documented meanings, truth and golden.
- Almost certain to be the only one.
- The spelling is recorded for a few boys, but nearly every Arta is a girl; a boy may be taken for one.
- People will hear Art or Aretha.
- It may be taken for the Greek town of Arta.
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Frequently asked
- How many Artas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 200 people named Arta are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Arta in 2025?
- Arta is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 girl names.
- Will my child share the name Arta with classmates?
- Arta will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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