Remmington
Remmington was the 5788th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3474th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 321 places. More babies were named Remmington in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Remington) settlement by the boundary stream (place name) · Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,788 boys, down 2,314 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16boys
- Girls and boys
- 41% girls, 59% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202032 babies
- Total since 1880
- 705babies recorded
What does the name Remmington mean?
Remmington is a spelling of Remington, pronounced the same way, so it shares Remington's meaning and origin.
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
Remmington popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
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| 2025 | #8,753 | #5,788 | 12 | 16 |
| 2020 | #5,620 | #3,474 | 22 | 32 |
| 2010 | #13,205 | #8,007 | 8 | 10 |
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How popular is Remmington, counting every spelling?
Remmington is a spelling of Remington, a name family that ranked #315 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,788 for Remmington 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 Remmington?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Remmington (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Remmington 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 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Remmington.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Remmington?
About 400 people born in the US named Remmington are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 15. That makes Remmington 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Remmington: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Remmington, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Remmington
What does Remmington mean?
Remmington is a spelling of Remington, which means “settlement by the boundary stream (place name)” (Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Remmington?
Remmington was the 5788th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3474th with 32 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 321 places. More babies were named Remmington in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Remmington a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 41% girls, 59% boys given the name Remmington in the US.