Gender
Origin
- Latin
- Quick; In Roman mythology, Remus and Romulus were the twin brothers who founded Rome.
Syllables
2
Themes
- Greek/Roman Mythology
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Remus
Pronunciation
r(e)-mus
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2019 (rank #3793, 28 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5608, 16 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2019 | 28 |
| 2018 | 23 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2016 | 19 |
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 2022 (rank #1610, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2437, 9 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2023 | 7 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 13 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2016 | 8 |
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 France
- Boys: peak in 2009 (rank #3467, 5 births); most recent 2023 (rank #4813, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2019 | 4 |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence