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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Remmy with official rankings and popularity over time.
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
Census
Remmy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 626 people with the first name Remmy, which placed it at #17,560 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#17,560
National first-name rank
People counted
626
626 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
48.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Remmy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Remmy is Hispanic at 48.9%. The next largest groups are White (37.1%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Remmy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Remmy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino48.9% · 306
- White37.1% · 232
- Black or African American7.2% · 45
- Two or more races3.5% · 22
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.6% · 16
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 5
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)
2020 Census snapshot
The 2020 Census sex table shows Remmy on both sides of the split. Of the 629 people counted with this name, 396 were male (63.0%) and 233 were female (37.0%).
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.
How common was Remmy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 626 people with the name Remmy, or 0.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #17,560 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Remmy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Remmy?
The 2020 Census sex table shows Remmy on both sides of the split. Of the 629 people counted with this name, 396 were male (63.0%) and 233 were female (37.0%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Remmy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Remmy is Hispanic at 48.9%. The next largest groups are White (37.1%) and Black (7.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Remmy most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Remmy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 48.9% (306 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
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 Remmy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
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.
Is Remmy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Remmy 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 Remmy 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.
How many people have Remmy as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.