Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Remington

Meaning edge, border Gender Unisex · 30% girls Rank 2025 #307 Trend ↓ Falling 25%

The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).

Rank 2025
#307
among boys · ↓20 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,685
named Remington · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,546
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2019
2,495 babies
All-time total
34,095
#760 all-time among boys
First recorded
1955
in Social Security records

Remington popularity over time

34,095 babies have been named Remington since 1955, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – 5 5 1 – #4,280
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 5 5 1 – #6,645
1980s 10 642 652 65 +12940% #843
1990s 334 1,608 1,942 194 +198% #731
2000s 632 2,555 3,187 319 +64% #582
2010s 4,691 11,017 15,708 1,571 +393% #227
2020s (to 2025) 4,451 8,145 12,596 2,099 +34% #230

Where Remington is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 1,057 0.62 #324
2027 1,017 0.60 #333
2028 985 0.58 #339
2029 958 0.56 #343
2030 936 0.55 #352

Where Remington is most popular

Boys named Remington per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.755 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Kentucky, and Arkansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Remington born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 155 4.75 +529%
Kentucky 240 2.39 +217%
Arkansas 135 2.13 +183%
Idaho 87 2.13 +182%
Montana 35 1.98 +163%
Maine 38 1.96 +159%
Missouri 248 1.79 +137%
Indiana 281 1.75 +132%
Kansas 106 1.55 +105%
Tennessee 278 1.54 +104%
Ohio 402 1.52 +101%
Oklahoma 130 1.47 +95%
Utah 140 1.47 +94%
Iowa 99 1.44 +90%
Mississippi 81 1.43 +89%
Michigan 291 1.42 +88%
New Hampshire 30 1.35 +79%
Alabama 142 1.30 +72%
South Carolina 131 1.27 +68%
Louisiana 122 1.19 +58%
Alaska 14 1.18 +56%
Nebraska 47 1.08 +43%
Wyoming 6 1.04 +37%
Colorado 130 1.01 +33%
Oregon 74 0.975 +29%
Wisconsin 114 0.962 +27%
Vermont 6 0.955 +27%
Washington 147 0.899 +19%
Minnesota 108 0.880 +17%
North Dakota 15 0.879 +16%
Pennsylvania 228 0.859 +14%
Virginia 160 0.843 +12%
North Carolina 213 0.834 +10%
Arizona 131 0.801 +6%
Georgia 185 0.730 ≈ national
Nevada 41 0.719 -5%
Illinois 160 0.626 -17%
Maryland 72 0.604 -20%
Florida 269 0.568 -25%
Texas 478 0.543 -28%
Massachusetts 58 0.422 -44%
New York 171 0.395 -48%
California 329 0.360 -52%
Connecticut 21 0.310 -59%
New Mexico 10 0.303 -60%
South Dakota 5 0.269 -64%
New Jersey 44 0.219 -71%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Rhode Island – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Remington

Remington is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #307 in 2025 with 1,105 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1955, 34,095 American babies have been named Remington, about 70% boys and 30% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 2,495 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Remington stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Remington?

The median living Remington is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 34 thousand people named Remington are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Remington year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 580 #513 1,105 #307
2024 596 #517 1,172 #287
2023 732 #418 1,193 #283
2022 786 #399 1,456 #242
2021 897 #347 1,595 #231
2020 860 #361 1,624 #230
2019 837 #375 1,658 #227
2018 869 #362 1,541 #245
2017 759 #419 1,512 #247
2016 704 #456 1,418 #254
2015 462 #623 1,208 #298
2014 413 #687 1,114 #313
2013 242 #1,032 874 #360
2012 161 #1,422 669 #421
2011 123 #1,707 555 #478
2010 121 #1,734 468 #543
2009 113 #1,874 453 #582
2008 80 #2,414 320 #724
2007 55 #3,160 272 #795
2006 60 #2,910 265 #782
2005 69 #2,519 228 #825
2004 54 #2,956 221 #815
2003 54 #2,871 214 #821
2002 62 #2,546 185 #885
2001 38 #3,531 192 #844
2000 47 #3,010 205 #794
1995 44 #2,775 140 #941
1990 5 #14,670 125 #925
1985 – – 70 #1,115
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – 5 #4,280
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Remington, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Remington?

The median living Remington is about 7 years old. Half of all living Remingtons are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Remington are alive today?

An estimated 34 thousand people named Remington are alive in the United States, based on 34,095 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Remington mean?

The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).

How popular is the name Remington in 2025?

Remington ranked #307 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,105 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Remington?

34,095 babies have been named Remington in the United States since 1955, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Remington most popular?

Remington peaked in 2019, when 2,495 newborns received the name.

Is Remington a boy or girl name?

Remington is used for both: about 30% of babies named Remington have been girls and 70% boys.

Is the name Remington rising or falling?

Remington is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Remington become more popular?

Remington is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 936 boys named Remington in 2030, which would rank around #352. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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