Remington
The story
Remington spent a century as a surname you saw printed on things, typewriters, razors, rifles, and almost never met as a first name: single digits in the 1950s and 1970s, silence most other decades. Then the 1980s recorded about 650 boys, the exact years a television detective called Remington Steele was on the air. A decade bucket cannot prove the show did it, but the timing is precise. Since then the name has compounded: about 1,900 in the 1990s, 3,200 in the 2000s, nearly 16,000 in the 2010s, and 12,600 so far this decade. The newer turn is who gets it. Once almost entirely a boys' name, Remington now goes to roughly one girl for every two boys, and Remi does the everyday work on both sides. The place name behind it all is traditionally read as settlement on the raven's stream.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Remington peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
31 people · the #92,291 first name in Brazil · median age 35
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Remington
Most people given the name Remington in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Remington deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Remington truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Remington fits with your family’s names and surname.
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