Boys' name · since 1913
Remo
Remo has 1,013 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1932 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,013
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Remo is the #12082 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,013 recorded since 1913.
Remo has 1,013 recorded births among boys since 1913, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12082 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 2025.
- #5,103 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,082 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,013 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remo ranks #5,103 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,082 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,013 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,103 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,082 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,013
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Remo's 1,013 recorded births place it above 88.77% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Remo compares
1,013 Top 31% higher than 69% of 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
Remo's all-time total is 175% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Remo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,013 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 34 | 22,252 |
Remo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Remo's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1941, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1932 peak of 32, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Remo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2025
- Peak year (1932)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 113 years of records
Remo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (239 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Remo's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Remo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
112 births
- 1920s
1920s
239 births
- 1930s
1930s
160 births
- 1940s 38
1940s
38 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s 95
1960s
95 births
- 1970s 69
1970s
69 births
- 1980s 60
1980s
60 births
- 1990s 18
1990s
18 births
- 2000s 27
2000s
27 births
- 2010s 66
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 34
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 239 births (24% of all-time use).
How Remo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Remo's total volume
Remo by state
Where Remo concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| 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% |
114 of 1,013 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Remo's data
- Remo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (239 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Remos (114 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Remo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1932)
Similar record span (~112 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, 1913–2025 (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 Remo 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.