How Many People Are Named Remus?
people named Remus are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 593,376 people in the US has this name
Based on 956 babies named Remus in Social Security records from 1889 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Meaning unknown. In Roman legend Romulus and Remus were the founders of Rome. Remus was later slain by Romulus.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Related & Similar Names
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Remus in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Remus alive today is about 33 years old, and 49% are under 30. Half of them were between 7 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Remus first appears in the records in 1889 and was given most often in 2019, to 28 babies. In 2025, 16 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1889 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Remus has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,083, in 1889. In 2025 it ranked #5,787.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,787 |
| Best rank | #1,083 (1889) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,943 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Remus alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Remus were born in California than in any other state: about 5 of those alive today.
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