Remington
Remington is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Remington
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Remington is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Remington
As a girl name
Remington first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1988, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2021: 897 births, good for #347 nationwide. About 47% of every Remington on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Remington ranks #541 for girls with 566 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 11K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Remington as a boy name dates back to 1955, when 5 babies received it. 2019 was its biggest year on record, with 1,658 newborns named Remington — #226 in the national rankings. About 44% of every Remington on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Remington ranks #333 for boys with 1,045 births, falling sharply (-25%). All told, over 25K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Remington
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Remington Hoffman (born 1988), American actor and director
- Remington Kellogg (1892–1969), American naturalist and a director of the United States National Museum
- Remington Leith, singer of fashion-art rock band Palaye Royale
- Remington Gabil Momin (born 1973), Indian politician
- Remington Norman (fl. 1992), British wine merchant and author
- Remington Schuyler (1884–1955), American painter, illustrator, and writer
- Remington Vernam (land developer) (1843–1907), American lawyer, founder of Arverne
- Remington D. B. Vernam (1896–1918), American flying ace pilot
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Names that sound like Remington
Phonetically similar names — useful when Remington is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Irvington
- Redington
- Reddington
- Lymington
- Symington
- Simington
- Armington
- Cummington
- Lamington
- Leamington
- Kennington
- Wethington
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Remington
Remington is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1955 and has accumulated 25K births in the dataset. Remington's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #226. Use the chart and map above to compare Remington's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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