Remington: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “settlement by the streambank”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- REM-ing-tun · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Both (29% girls, 71% boys since 1880)
An English surname from a place name, likely from Old English elements meaning boundary or streambank plus settlement. As a first name it is transferred from the surname.
How popular is Remington?
Babies named Remington in 20241,762
2024 rank#287 boys
Peak year2020
Total US babies since 188032,394
Remington is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Remington
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Remington questions
What does the name Remington mean?
Remington means "settlement by the streambank". It comes from English. An English surname from a place name, likely from Old English elements meaning boundary or streambank plus settlement. As a first name it is transferred from the surname.
Is Remington a boy or girl name?
Remington is used for both: about 29% of US babies named Remington since 1880 were girls.
How popular is Remington?
1,762 US babies were named Remington in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.
How do you pronounce Remington?
Remington is usually pronounced REM-ing-tun.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.