Remington
- Gender
- Boy
- UK rank, 2025
- #2,511 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #307 for boys
Remington is a boys' name, meaning “edge, border”. In 2025 it ranked 2,511th for boys in the UK (9 babies) and 307th for boys in the US (1,105 babies).
What does Remington mean?
“edge, border”
A male given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Remington a girl's or a boy's name?
Remington is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 boys in the UK and 580 girls and 1,105 boys in the US.
How popular is Remington in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 2,511th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 9 about 1 in 33,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fast up 300% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 9 boys in the UK were named Remington, making it the 2,511th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 16 boys.
Half of all the boys named Remington in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 27% of the babies named Remington in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,436th in England and Wales.
Remington in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | #2,511 |
| 2024 | 8 | #2,750 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,155 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 16 | #1,619 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,461 |
| 2016 | 1 | #6,416 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 3 | #4,829 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
How popular is Remington in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 307th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,105 about 1 in 1,500 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 28% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,105 boys in the US were named Remington, making it the 307th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 230th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 1,658 boys. It first appears in the records in 1955. 580 girls were also named Remington in 2025 (511th for girls).
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had fewer boys named Remington than any year since 2013.
Half of all the boys named Remington in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Girls were 5% of the babies named Remington in the US in 1988, and 34% in 2025.
Remington in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,105 | #307 |
| 2024 | 1,172 | #287 |
| 2023 | 1,193 | #282 |
| 2022 | 1,456 | #242 |
| 2021 | 1,595 | #231 |
| 2020 | 1,624 | #230 |
| 2019 | 1,658 | #227 |
| 2018 | 1,541 | #245 |
| 2017 | 1,512 | #247 |
| 2016 | 1,418 | #254 |
| 2015 | 1,208 | #298 |
| 2014 | 1,114 | #313 |
| 2013 | 874 | #360 |
| 2012 | 669 | #421 |
| 2011 | 555 | #477 |
| 2010 | 468 | #541 |
| 2009 | 453 | #582 |
| 2008 | 320 | #721 |
| 2007 | 272 | #793 |
| 2006 | 265 | #782 |
| 2005 | 228 | #824 |
| 2004 | 221 | #814 |
| 2003 | 214 | #815 |
| 2002 | 185 | #883 |
| 2001 | 192 | #842 |
| 2000 | 205 | #791 |
| 1999 | 223 | #729 |
| 1998 | 225 | #729 |
| 1997 | 198 | #750 |
| 1996 | 163 | #851 |
| 1995 | 140 | #934 |
| 1994 | 155 | #859 |
| 1993 | 122 | #976 |
| 1992 | 127 | #949 |
| 1991 | 130 | #926 |
| 1990 | 125 | #917 |
| 1989 | 142 | #836 |
| 1988 | 88 | #1,056 |
| 1987 | 73 | #1,122 |
| 1986 | 62 | #1,216 |
| 1985 | 70 | #1,109 |
| 1984 | 87 | #943 |
| 1983 | 106 | #848 |
| 1982 | 14 | #3,107 |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,843 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
Names like Remington
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hudson, Jaxon, Grayson, Rowan, Remy, Jenson, Mason, Roman, Zion, Yusuf, Harrison, Elijah
Other spellings of Remington
Names related to Remington
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Remington: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/remington, updated 20 October 2026.