Given name

Remedy

“one who is assisted by God”

Remedy is a variant of Remedios. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is assisted by God.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Remedy is a variant of Remedios. One Spanish interpretation is “one who is assisted by God.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2006. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Remedy through the years

Babies since 1880
908
21 boys · 887 girls
Most popular year
2023
116 babies
2025
87
#2,149 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+78%
Rising fast
Boys Girls
0204060802025Highest share 2023Boys 0.0Girls 54
Remedy in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2006–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inIndiana, Virginia, North Carolina
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Indiana (6), Virginia (5), North Carolina (5), California (10), Florida (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 87 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,149 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 77.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Remedy’s family of names

Remedy has a related form in Remedios.

Walk Remedy’s family in the name graph

RemedyRemediRemedios

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

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Sibling ideas

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