Girls' name · since 2006

Remedy

Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 887 babies named Remedy, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#8,155 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,151 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
887
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

Remedy currently ranks #2151 among girls' names in America, with 887 babies recorded since 2006.

Remedy has 887 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2151 as of the latest data, more common than 88% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #8,155 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #2,151 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 887 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remedy ranks #8,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,151 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 887 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#8,155 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#2,151 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
887
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%87.5%
Remedy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Remedy's 887 recorded births place it above 88.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

12 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

12 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Remedy compares

887 Top 34% higher than 66% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Remedy's all-time total is 136% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Remedy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 887 376 567,345
Peak-year births 116 21 19,840

Remedy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Remedy's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 116, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Remedy popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
116
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
050100150 20062009201220152018202120242025 87

Remedy popularity over time - boys

21 total births recorded since 2008 (Remedy as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 21 births
4.555.566.5 2008201720222024 5

Remedy by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (512 births, 58% of the file).

2020s was Remedy's strongest decade.

512 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.

Remedy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 512 births (58% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Remedy compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Remedy's total volume

Remedy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -39, 6.9%-32, 8.2%-32, 7%-50, 3.6%-36, 11%-29, 13.2%-36, 6.9%-45, 5.9%-43, 6.9%-69, 4.1%-48, 13.4%-43, 4.3%-29, 7.8%-91, 3.3%-123, 3.8%Remedy-20, 13.1%Remedy
Remedy vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Remedy by state

Where Remedy concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Remedy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
84 9.5%
#2 Texas
43 4.8%
#3 Ohio
18 2.0%
#4 North Carolina
17 1.9%
#5 Florida
15 1.7%
#6 Tennessee
12 1.4%
#7 Georgia
11 1.2%
#8 Missouri
11 1.2%
California share of Remedy's total US births 9.5%
Even split

84 of 887 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 12 reporting states.

Remedy appears in 12 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remedy?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 887 babies named Remedy. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #8,155 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #2,151 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 116 births.
Where does Remedy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remedy ranks #8,155 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,151 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Remedy most popular?
Remedy was most popular in the 2020s decade with 512 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Remedy most popular?
The top states for the name Remedy are California (84 births), Texas (43 births), Ohio (18 births).
How long has the name Remedy been used?
Remedy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Remedy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Remi, Remington, Remy, Remona, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Remedy's data

  • California records the most Remedys (84 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Remedy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Remedy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.