Given name & surname
Remington
“from the town of the raven's family”
Remington is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the town of the raven's family.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the town of the raven's family.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1955. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Remington through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 34,095
- 23,977 boys · 10,118 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 2,495 babies
- 2025
- 1,685
- #307 for boys · #513 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 65% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,105 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 307 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 1,658 in 2019. It also appeared in 580 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Ohio had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (88). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 18,773 as a first name in 2020; 5,568 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Remington’s family of names
Remington has a related form in Remingtun. Remington has a related form in Remyngton. Remington has a related form in Remyngtun.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Appears in
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