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Remington

Unisex

Remington has been given to 34,095 babies in the U.S. since 1955. It peaked in 2019 and currently ranks #513 for girls and #307 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈɹɛmɪŋtən/

The surname is from Rimington, from Old English rima (“edge, border”) + -ing + -tun (literally “settlement by the boundary stream”).

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

34,095

Peak year

2019 (2,495 babies)

Rank in 2025

#513 for girls · #307 for boys

First recorded

1955

10-year trend

▲ +1%

Gender split

30% girls / 70% boys

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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Remington.

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