Recorded 2000–2020 Unisex name Peak 2020 16 births

Rem — boys' name

16 babies named Rem in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s52020s6
2020s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Rem was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

6 babies were named Rem in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rem

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Rem between 2000 and 2020, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Rem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 6 babies received it in a single year. Rem is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 10 additional births since 2020.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rem performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rem shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rem in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 16 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Rem at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

16

Since 2000

21 years of records

Peak year

2020

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

2000

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2020

Rem popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2000

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (2020)
6
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
4.555.566.5 202020162000 5

Rem popularity over time — girls

10 total births recorded since 2020 (Rem as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 10 births
5 20222020 5

Rem by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
6 births that decade — 38% of Rem's all-time total
2000s52010s52020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rem?
16 babies have been named Rem since 2000. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 2020 with 6 births.
When was Rem most popular?
Rem was most popular in the 2020s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Rem a unisex name?
Yes, Rem is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 16 births, and as a girl's name it has 10 births.
How long has the name Rem been used?
Rem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 21 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Rem?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Remington, Remy, Remi, Remo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2020 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.