Boys' name · since 1889
Remus
Remus has 956 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Remus currently ranks #5618 among boys' names in America, with 956 babies recorded since 1889.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remus has been recorded 956 times among boys since 1889, currently ranked #5618 nationally and more common than 60% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #5,283 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,618 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 956 born since 1889
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remus ranks #5,283 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,618 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 956 born since 1889, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,283 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,618 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 956
- born since 1889
- 2010s
- peak decade
Remus's 956 recorded births place it above 88.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Remus compares
956 Top 32% higher than 68% 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
Remus's all-time total is 159% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Remus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 956 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Remus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Remus splits its recorded history at 1960: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Remus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Remus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (147 births, 15% of the file).
2010s was Remus's strongest decade.
147 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Remus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
82 births
- 1920s
1920s
120 births
- 1930s
1930s
98 births
- 1940s 55
1940s
55 births
- 1950s
1950s
70 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s
1970s
88 births
- 1980s
1980s
93 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 23
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
147 births
- 2020s
2020s
108 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 147 births (15% of all-time use).
How Remus 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 Remus's total volume
Remus by state
Where Remus concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Remus's data
- Remus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (147 total births) through the 2020s (108) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Remuss (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Remus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Remus 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.