Is Remington a boy or girl name?
Remington is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 593 girls and 1,169 boys were named Remington, so 33.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 29.4% of the 32,394 US babies named Remington were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #287
- Girl rank, 2024
- #519
- Babies named Remington since 1955
- 32,394
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 2,495 babies
Boys and girls named Remington, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1970s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 642 | 10 | 1.5% |
| 1990s | 1,608 | 334 | 17.2% |
| 2000s | 2,555 | 632 | 19.8% |
| 2010s | 11,017 | 4,690 | 29.9% |
| 2020s | 7,028 | 3,868 | 35.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,169 | #287 | 593 | #519 |
| 2023 | 1,188 | #283 | 732 | #418 |
| 2022 | 1,454 | #242 | 786 | #399 |
| 2021 | 1,595 | #231 | 897 | #347 |
| 2020 | 1,622 | #230 | 860 | #361 |
| 2019 | 1,658 | #227 | 837 | #375 |
| 2018 | 1,541 | #245 | 868 | #362 |
| 2017 | 1,512 | #247 | 759 | #419 |
| 2016 | 1,418 | #254 | 704 | #456 |
| 2015 | 1,208 | #298 | 462 | #623 |
| 2014 | 1,114 | #313 | 413 | #687 |
| 2013 | 874 | #360 | 242 | #1,032 |
| 2012 | 669 | #421 | 161 | #1,422 |
| 2011 | 555 | #477 | 123 | #1,707 |
| 2010 | 468 | #543 | 121 | #1,733 |
| 2009 | 453 | #582 | 113 | #1,873 |
| 2008 | 320 | #723 | 80 | #2,414 |
| 2007 | 272 | #795 | 55 | #3,159 |
| 2006 | 265 | #782 | 60 | #2,910 |
| 2005 | 228 | #825 | 69 | #2,519 |
| 2004 | 221 | #815 | 54 | #2,956 |
| 2003 | 214 | #821 | 54 | #2,871 |
| 2002 | 185 | #885 | 62 | #2,546 |
| 2001 | 192 | #844 | 38 | #3,531 |
| 2000 | 205 | #794 | 47 | #3,010 |
| 1999 | 223 | #733 | 57 | #2,521 |
| 1998 | 225 | #731 | 51 | #2,684 |
| 1997 | 198 | #754 | 46 | #2,725 |
| 1996 | 163 | #855 | 47 | #2,663 |
| 1995 | 140 | #941 | 44 | #2,775 |
| 1994 | 155 | #862 | 43 | #2,837 |
| 1993 | 122 | #982 | 20 | #4,947 |
| 1992 | 127 | #953 | 12 | #7,405 |
| 1991 | 130 | #932 | 9 | #9,162 |
| 1990 | 125 | #925 | 5 | #14,670 |
| 1989 | 142 | #842 | 5 | #13,957 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,062 | 5 | #13,358 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,129 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,224 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 87 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 106 | #851 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,251 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,644 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,281 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Remington reached #227 in 2019. As a girl name, it reached #347 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Remington
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.