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Artesia

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Pronounced ar-TEE-zhuh /ɑrˈti.ʒə/Low

Meaning: Artesia matches several American place names and derives ultimately from artesian, describing wells that flow freely under their own pressure, a word that traces to the French region of Artois. As a given name it reads as a graceful word-and-place name rather than one with an ancient personal root.Low

In 30 seconds: Artesia is a place and word name from 'artesian,' for free-flowing wells. Rare as a given name, it appeared into the nineteen-nineties (said ar-TEE-zhuh).
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Origin LowEnglish, American
MeaningArtesia matches several American place names and derives ultimately from artesian, describing wells that flow freely under their own pressure, a word that traces to the French region of Artois. As a given name it reads as a graceful word-and-place name rather than one with an ancient personal root.
U.S. rank (1999)#10443 ↘ Falling
1999 U.S. births8 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1991
Total births (all-time)≈ 226

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 199119731999

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Artesia works as both a place name, borne by towns in California, New Mexico and elsewhere, and a word name from artesian, describing wells that rise on their own pressure. The word traces to Artois in France, and as a given name Artesia carries that flowing, place-linked feel rather than a fixed personal meaning.

The name is scattered across the twentieth century with a faint high around 1991, always uncommon. A girl named Artesia then is in her thirties today.

Did you know? The word artesian, behind the name Artesia, comes from Artois in northern France, where such free-flowing wells were first widely dug, and it names towns in several American states.
Overall data confidence 30%
References - Artesia — Place and word name from 'artesian' (free-flowing wells; from Artois, France)

Variations

ArtesianArtisiaArtessa

Nicknames

ArtieTesiaTess

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Artesia mean?

It is a place name and word name from 'artesian,' for free-flowing wells, also used as a given name.

How do you pronounce Artesia?

It is said ar-TEE-zhuh /ɑrˈti.ʒə/, 3 syllables with the stress on the second.

Is Artesia a boy or girl name?

Artesia is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Artesia?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about fifteen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-nineties.

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