Unisex — 29% girls#716 of boy names
Remington
Pronounced R EH1 M IH0 NG T AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2019
- 70 years in use
How popular is Remington?
Remington is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1955. It has been given to 32,394 children — the 716th most common boys' name on record.
It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2019, when 1,658 children were given it.
Roughly 29% of children named Remington are girls, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- R EH1 M IH0 NG T AH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Remington
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Remington
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Remington?
- Remington ranks 716th among boys' names in US records, with 32,394 births since 1955. Over the past decade it accounts for 14,365.
- Is Remington a unisex name?
- Yes. About 29% of children given the name are girls, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Remington most popular?
- 2019, when 1,658 children were given the name. It has been in use for 70 years and is still recorded as of 2024.