Recorded 1913–1960 Boys' name Peak 1915 113 births

Remer — boys' name

113 babies named Remer in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s381920s371930s201940s71950s51960s6
1910s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Remer was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Remer in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Remer

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Remer between 1913 and 1960, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Remer currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1960. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Remer performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Remer shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Remer in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Remer 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 113 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.

Remer at a glance

Last recorded 1960

Total births

113

Since 1913

48 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1960

Active since

1913

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 1960

Remer popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–1913

Last recorded 1960
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1960193819291925192119171913 5

Remer by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
38 births that decade — 34% of Remer's all-time total
1910s381920s371930s201940s71950s51960s6

Remer by state

Where Remer concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Remer
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
46 40.7%
Georgia share of Remer's total US births 40.7%

46 of 113 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remer?
113 babies have been named Remer since 1913. It was last recorded in 1960. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Remer most popular?
Remer was most popular in the 1910s decade with 38 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Remer most popular?
The top states for the name Remer are Georgia (46 births).
How long has the name Remer been used?
Remer has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 48 years of data through 1960.
What names are similar to Remer?
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, 1913–1960 (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.