Remington
Remington was the 307th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,105 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 227th with 1,658 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 9 places. More babies were named Remington in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning settlement by the boundary stream (place name) · Old English
Say it REM-ing-tuhn /ˈrɛmɪŋtən/
- Rank in 2025
- #307 boys, down 77 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,105boys
- Girls and boys
- 36% girls, 64% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20191,658 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,095babies recorded
What does the name Remington mean?
Remington is an English surname from the place name Rimington. Wiktionary derives it from Old English rima, 'edge, border', with -ing and tun, 'settlement', meaning roughly 'settlement by the boundary stream'. Wiktionary mentions the American artist Frederic Remington, known for his pictures of the Old West, and the surname is also familiar from the Remington brand. As a first name it is a recent American choice, mostly for boys.
rima (Old English, “edge, border”)tūn (Old English, “settlement”)
How sure is this? Probable. The place-name analysis is from one dictionary source.
Related names: Remy, Remi, Rem.
See also: English names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Remington', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Remington (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Remington
The usual nicknames for Remington are Remy and Remi. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Remington in the last five years, 65 were named Remy, against 50 twenty years earlier.
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Remingtons go by each one.
Remington popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #513 | #307 | 580 | 1,105 |
| 2020 | #361 | #230 | 860 | 1,624 |
| 2010 | #1,734 | #543 | 121 | 468 |
| 2000 | #3,010 | #794 | 47 | 205 |
| 1990 | #14,670 | #925 | 5 | 125 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Remington, counting every spelling?
Remington is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #315 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #307 for Remington on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,121 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remington | 1,105 | #307 | 6,521 |
| Remmington | 16 | #5,788 | 98 |
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 Remington?
1,105 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Remington (0.31 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Remington 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 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Remington.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Remington?
About 23,700 people born in the US named Remington are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Remington a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Remington by state
How common Remington was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (6.3×), Kentucky (3.2×), Arkansas (2.8×), Idaho (2.8×), Montana (2.6×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Remington: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Remington, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Remington · Sibling names for Remington
Questions about the name Remington
What does Remington mean?
Remington means “settlement by the boundary stream (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Remington?
Remington was the 307th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 1,105 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 227th with 1,658 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 9 places. More babies were named Remington in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Remington a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 36% girls, 64% boys given the name Remington in the US.
Where is Remington most popular?
In 2021–2025, Remington was most common in West Virginia (4.75 per 1,000 boys), followed by Kentucky and Arkansas.