Arta

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Арта in MK North Macedonia.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 7 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Arta is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian surname8.2K records spelled Arta5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia

  Also written ArTa', 'Arta, ArtÀ

• a separate name2.0K records spelled Arta3 spellings in the group

  Also written ArtÀ

• Spanish name1.0K records spelled Arta5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written ArtÀ, Artá, Ärta

• French name697 records spelled Arta3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France

  Also written Artá

• Hindi name536 records spelled Arta3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in India

  Also written Artã

• a separate name379 records spelled Arta3 spellings in the group

  Also written Ärta

44 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Arta is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Hungarian, one who articulates, artesan

  as a word·Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian

• In Hungarian, one who severs, cuts off

  as a word·Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian

• In Hungarian, to section or subdivide

  as a word·Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian

• In Hungarian, limb, member, part

  as a word·Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian

• In Hungarian, breaker, smasher

  as a word·Etymological Dictionary of Hungarian

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 72 years between 1884–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Arta Dumpėb. 1933LVLatvian sculptor (born 1933)
• Arta Dadeb. 1953ALAlbanian politician
• Arta Toçib. 1962MKpolitician from North Macedonia
• Arta Muçajb. 1974ALKosovar actress
• Arta Musarajb. 1974ALAlbanian economist (1974-)
• Arta Dobroshib. 1979XKKosovar-Albanian actress
• Arta Bajramib. 1980XKAlbanian singer
• Arta Arnicaneb. 1982LVLatvian pianist
• Arta JashariXKKosovar soprano

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 270 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Arta?

We estimate roughly 6.1 thousand people bear Arta (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Arta have the most bearers?

We estimate about 2.5 thousand people bear Arta in Albania, more than in any other country in our records.

Where is Arta most common?

Arta is densest in Albania, where the national register counts about 1 in 1.2 thousand people carrying it.

How common is Arta compared with other names?

In North Macedonia, Arta is the 294th most common given name of 4,548 given names recorded there.

What does the name Arta mean?

Recorded meaning: river, city, department, Greece