Recorded 1924–1968 Girls' name Peak 1926 21 births

Remel — girls' name

21 babies named Remel in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

21 girls have been named Remel since 1924, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1968.

21
total births
1924–1968
years on record
1920s
peak decade
52%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Remel was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

6 babies were named Remel in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Remel

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Remel between 1924 and 1968, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Remel currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Remel performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Remel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Remel 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 21 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.

Remel at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

21

Since 1924

45 years of records

Peak year

1926

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1924

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1968

Remel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1924

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1926)
6
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4.555.566.5 1968194919261924 5

Remel by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11 births that decade — 52% of Remel's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remel?
21 babies have been named Remel since 1924. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1926 with 6 births.
When was Remel most popular?
Remel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Remel been used?
Remel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 45 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Remel?
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.

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, 1924–1968 (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.