How Many People Are Named Remel?
An estimated 7 people in the United States have the first name Remel. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 69 years old, and Remel peaked in popularity in 1926 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Remel as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Remel paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Remel is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
- Remel is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
7
About 1 in 48,964,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1926
6 births
Total Registered
21
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Remel
Remel is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 21 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Remel as a female name
Ranked #7,899 in 1968
5 female births in 1968
Peak: 1926 (6 births)
Remel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Remel span from the 1920s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 11 babies were registered. While Remel is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Remel by Decade
How has Remel tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Remel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Remel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Remel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Remel?
We estimate approximately 7 people named Remel are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 48,964,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Remel a common name?
Remel is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 23.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 21 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Remel most popular?
Remel reached peak popularity in 1926, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Remel is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Remel a female name?
Remel is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Remel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Remel Smith, Remel Johnson, Remel Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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