Boys' name · since 1918
Remmel
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.
- #29,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Remmel is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 18 have been recorded since 1918.
Remmel has 18 recorded births among boys since 1918, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 1925.
- #29,841 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 18 born since 1918
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remmel ranks #29,841 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1918, peaking in the 1910s.
- #29,841 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 18
- born since 1918
- 1910s
- peak decade
Remmel's 18 recorded births place it above 34.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Arkansas.
Remmel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Remmel splits its recorded history at 1919: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1919 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Remmel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1925
- Peak year (1918)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Remmel by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1910s was Remmel's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Remmel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
13 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
Remmel by state
Where Remmel concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Arkansas | | 13 | 72.2% |
13 of 18 births nationwide.
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- Remmel's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 1920s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Arkansas records the most Remmels (13 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Arkansas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Remmel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~7 yrs)
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, 1918–1925 (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 Remmel 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.