Names / Boy names
Remus
Current rank
#5,789
and easing
All-time peak
#1,084
in 1889
First recorded
1889
in U.S. data
Children named
956
since 1889
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,084 in 1889 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Remus is a boys' name that first appears in 1889. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. It crested in 1889 at #1,084. Only about 956 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.