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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Remington

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Town Of The Raven
From the raven family settlement or town; This name will remind art lovers of Frederick Remington who specialized in scenes of western life.

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Surname

Pronunciation

r(e)-ming-ton, rem(in)-gton

Famous People

Fictional detective Remington Steele

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #226, 1,658 births); most recent 2025 (rank #307, 1,105 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #347, 897 births); most recent 2025 (rank #511, 580 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20251,105580
20241,169593
20231,188732
20221,454786
20211,595897
20201,622860
20191,658837
20181,541868
20171,512759
20161,418704

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1517, 16 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #5890, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
20259–
202483
202311–
20229–
202116–
20204–
2019––
20183–
20179–
2016––

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2022 (rank #195, 21 births); most recent 2023 (rank #291, 11 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #565, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #643, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202311–
2022215
2021176
2020195
201915–
2018125
201714–
20167–
201510–
20145–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence