Remini
An uncommon baby name coined from a blending of "reminisce" and "mini".
Name Census estimates that about 64 living Americans carry the first name Remini. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Remini today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Remini births was 2017 (13 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Remini. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Remini. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
64
~ 1 in 5,355,537 Americans
Peak year
2017
13 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,400
Tracked since 2004
Popularity
Remini: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Remini from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 43 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Remini remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Remini by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Remini during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Remini
The name Remini has its origins in the ancient Indo-European language family, with roots that can be traced back to the Sanskrit word "remi", which means "to flow" or "to move". This ancient name was likely used to describe individuals who lived near rivers or bodies of water, or those who had a nomadic lifestyle.
In the 5th century BC, the name appears in ancient Greek texts, where it was written as "Rheminos". This version of the name was used to refer to individuals from the region of Rhemnia, a city-state located in what is now modern-day Turkey. The name was also mentioned in several Greek plays and poems from this era, suggesting that it was a relatively common name among the Greeks.
During the Roman Empire, the name took on the form of "Reminus", and was used by several notable individuals. One of the earliest recorded examples is Reminus Flavius, a Roman soldier who lived in the 1st century AD and fought in the Gallic Wars under Julius Caesar. Another famous bearer of the name was Reminus Claudius, a Roman politician and orator who lived in the 2nd century AD.
In the Middle Ages, the name evolved into various spellings, such as "Remini", "Remeny", and "Remigny". It was particularly popular in the regions of France and Italy, where it was often associated with nobility and aristocracy. One notable figure from this period was Remini de Montfort, a French crusader who fought in the Third Crusade in the late 12th century.
As the name spread across Europe, it was adopted by many different cultures and languages, each putting their own spin on the pronunciation and spelling. In the 16th century, there was a famous Spanish explorer named Remini de Orellana, who was one of the first Europeans to navigate the Amazon River.
In more recent times, the name has been used by several notable figures, such as Remini Bellini, an Italian opera composer who lived in the early 19th century, and Remini Malinowski, a Polish anthropologist and ethnographer who made significant contributions to the field of cultural studies in the early 20th century.
People
Remini + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Remini as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Remini: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Remini?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 64 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Remini going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 5,355,537 US residents.
Is Remini a common name?
We classify Remini as "Very Rare". It ranks above 58% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 64 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Remini most popular?
The single biggest year for Remini was 2017, when 13 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Remini is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Remini in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Remini a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Remini in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Remini still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Remini in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Remini can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Remini?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.