Unisex name · since 2006

Remiel

338 babies named Remiel in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,944 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,928 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
338
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade

338 babies have been named Remiel since 2006, making it today's #3928 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Remiel recorded 338 times among boys since 2006, holding rank #3928 nationally today, ahead of 72% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.

  • #9,944 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,928 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 338 born since 2006
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remiel ranks #9,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,928 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 338 born since 2006, peaking in the 2020s.

#9,944 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,928 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
338
born since 2006
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%71.8%
Remiel vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Remiel's 338 recorded births place it above 78.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Remiel compares

338 48th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Remiel's all-time total is 8% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Remiel Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 338 369 358,536
Peak-year births 43 34 22,252

Remiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Remiel's full recorded timeline at 2016, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2006, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Remiel popularity over time - boys

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

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2023)
43
Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
01020304050 20062009201220152018202120242025 28

Remiel popularity over time - girls

45 total births recorded since 2020 (Remiel as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 45 births
567891011 202020212022202320242025 6

Remiel by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (202 births, 60% of the file).

2020s was Remiel's strongest decade.

202 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.

Remiel births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 202 births (60% of all-time use).

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

Remiel by state

Where Remiel concentrates geographically, total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Remiel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
17 5.0%
#2 California
7 2.1%
#3 Florida
5 1.5%
Texas share of Remiel's total US births 5.0%
Even split

17 of 338 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remiel?
Since 2006, Social Security records show 338 babies named Remiel. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,944 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #3,928 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2023, with 43 births.
Where does Remiel sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remiel ranks #9,944 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,928 of 13,930 among boys' 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 Remiel most popular?
Remiel was most popular in the 2020s decade with 202 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
Where is Remiel most popular?
The top states for the name Remiel are Texas (17 births), California (7 births), Florida (5 births).
Is Remiel a unisex name?
Yes, Remiel is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 338 births, and as a girl's name it has 45 births.
How long has the name Remiel been used?
Remiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 20 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Remiel?
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.

What to do with Remiel's data

  • Texas records the most Remiels (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Remiel: 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 Remiel 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.