Recorded 1913–2023 Boys' name Peak 1932 1,008 births

Remo — boys' name

1,008 babies named Remo in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1932. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1121920s2391930s1601940s381950s951960s951970s691980s601990s182000s272010s662020s29
1920s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Remo was born in this single decade.

1932
Single peak year

32 babies were named Remo in 1932 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Remo

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,008 babies named Remo between 1913 and 2023, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Remo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1932, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Remo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 239 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Remo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 114 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Remo in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Remo 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 1,008 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.

Remo at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,008

Since 1913

111 years of records

Peak year

1932

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1913

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2023

Remo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1913

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1932)
32
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
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Remo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
239 births that decade — 24% of Remo's all-time total
1910s1121920s2391930s1601940s381950s951960s951970s691980s601990s182000s272010s662020s29

Remo by state

Where Remo concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Remo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
114 11.3%
#2 California
26 2.6%
#3 Massachusetts
6 0.6%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.5%
New York share of Remo's total US births 11.3%
Even split

114 of 1,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Remo?
1,008 babies have been named Remo since 1913. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1932 with 32 births.
When was Remo most popular?
Remo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 239 total births. The single peak year was 1932.
Where is Remo most popular?
The top states for the name Remo are New York (114 births), California (26 births), Massachusetts (6 births).
How long has the name Remo been used?
Remo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 111 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Remo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Remington, Remy, Remi, Remus, 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, 1913–2023 (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.