Remmy
A diminutive of the name Remington, meaning "rectangular clearing" from Old English.
Name Census estimates that about 903 living Americans carry the first name Remmy. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 68.1% of registrations being male. The average person named Remmy today is around 8 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Remmy births was 2020 (86 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Remmy. 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.
People living today
903
~ 1 in 379,573 Americans
Peak year
2020
86 babies that year
Average age
8
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,253
Tracked since 1997
Gender
Gender distribution for Remmy
Remmy is one of the more evenly split names in the SSA data. Of the 909 total registrations, 619 (68.1%) were male and 290 (31.9%) were female.
Remmy as a male name
- Ranked #3,253 in 2024
- 37 male births in 2024
- Peak: 2020 (62 births)
Remmy as a female name
- Ranked #8,818 in 2024
- 12 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2014 (29 births)
Popularity
Remmy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Remmy from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 521 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Remmy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Remmy 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 Remmy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Remmys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. California, Texas, Washington recorded the most babies named Remmy, while Arizona, Washington, Texas recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 71 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Remmy
The name Remmy is a diminutive form of the Germanic name Rembert or Reinbert, which is derived from the Old German elements "ragin" meaning counsel and "berht" meaning bright or famous. The name traces its origins back to the early medieval period in regions of modern-day Germany and the Netherlands.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Rembert can be found in the historical records of the Frankish Empire, where a Benedictine monk named Rembert lived in the 9th century AD. He was a renowned scholar and author who wrote a biography of St. Anskar, the apostle of Scandinavia.
Another notable figure bearing the name Remmy was Remmy Vallon, a French painter who lived from 1677 to 1737. He was a member of the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture and is known for his portraits and religious works.
In the 13th century, a Flemish nobleman named Remmy van Arkel held significant influence in the region of Gelderland, now part of the Netherlands. He played a role in the political struggles between the Holy Roman Empire and the County of Holland.
During the Renaissance period, Remmy Belleau (1528-1577) was a French poet and member of the Pléiade, a group of poets who sought to elevate the French language to the level of classical Greek and Latin literature.
In more recent history, Remmy Ongala (1958-2010) was a renowned Congolese soukous musician and singer-songwriter, considered one of the most influential figures in the genre's development.
While the name Remmy has seen limited usage over the centuries, it has maintained a presence across various cultures and time periods, often associated with individuals of notable accomplishments in fields such as religion, arts, and politics.
People
Remmy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Remmy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with R
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Remmy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Remmy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 903 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Remmy 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 379,573 US residents.
Is Remmy a common name?
We classify Remmy as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 909 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Remmy most popular?
The single biggest year for Remmy was 2020, when 86 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Remmy is about 8 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Remmy a male name?
Yes, 68.1% of people registered as Remmy in the SSA data are male. 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.
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.