Rema
Rema was the 12901st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 1336th; the most babies were born in 1918 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,118 places. More babies were named Rema in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #12,901 girls, down 1,988 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191828 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,217babies recorded
Rema popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 10 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,901 | 7 |
| 2020 | #10,913 | 9 |
| 2010 | #13,203 | 8 |
| 2000 | #11,549 | 8 |
| 1990 | #6,767 | 13 |
| 1980 | #10,030 | 6 |
| 1970 | #4,993 | 11 |
| 1960 | #4,691 | 9 |
| 1950 | #3,617 | 10 |
| 1940 | #2,917 | 10 |
| 1930 | #3,015 | 10 |
| 1920 | #2,003 | 20 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Rema, counting every spelling?
Rema is a spelling of Reema, a name family that had 57 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 57 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reema | 50 | #3,205 | 222 |
| Rema | 7 | #12,901 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Rema?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Rema (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Rema born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Rema.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Rema?
About 700 people born in the US named Rema are alive today, with a median age of 41; half are between 25 and 59. That makes Rema mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Rema: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Rema, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Rema
How popular is the name Rema?
Rema was the 12901st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 1336th; the most babies were born in 1918 (28). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,118 places. More babies were named Rema in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Rema a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Rema in the US.