Recorded 1918–1925 Boys' name Peak 1918 18 births

Remmel — boys' name

18 babies named Remmel in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s5

The verdict

18 boys have been named Remmel since 1918, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1925.

18
total births
1918–1925
years on record
1910s
peak decade
72%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Remmel was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

8 babies were named Remmel in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Remmel

The Social Security Administration has registered 18 babies named Remmel between 1918 and 1925, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Remmel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1925. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Remmel performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Remmel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arkansas, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Remmel in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Remmel 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 18 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.

Remmel at a glance

Last recorded 1925

Total births

18

Since 1918

8 years of records

Peak year

1918

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1925

Active since

1918

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 1925

Remmel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–1918

Last recorded 1925
Peak year (1918)
8
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
456789 192519191918 8

Remmel by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 72% of Remmel's all-time total
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Remmel by state

Where Remmel concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Remmel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arkansas
13 72.2%
Arkansas share of Remmel's total US births 72.2%

13 of 18 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remmel?
18 babies have been named Remmel since 1918. It was last recorded in 1925. The peak year was 1918 with 8 births.
When was Remmel most popular?
Remmel was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Remmel most popular?
The top states for the name Remmel are Arkansas (13 births).
How long has the name Remmel been used?
Remmel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 8 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Remmel?
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, 1918–1925 (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.