How Many People Are Named Remus?
An estimated 585 people in the United States have the first name Remus. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Remus peaked in popularity in 2019 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Remus 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 Remus paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
585
About 1 in 585,905 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2019
28 births
Total Registered
940
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Remus
Remus is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 940 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Remus as a male name
Ranked #9,648 in 2024
8 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (28 births)
Remus: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Remus span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 147 babies were registered. While Remus is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Remus by Decade
How has Remus 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.
Remus by State
Remus + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Remus as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Remus
Other first names starting with R with a similar number of bearers.
Remus: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Remus?
We estimate approximately 585 people named Remus 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 585,905 Americans share this first name.
Is Remus a common name?
Remus is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 86% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 940 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Remus most popular?
Remus reached peak popularity in 2019, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Remus is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Remus a male name?
Remus is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Remus Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Remus Smith, Remus Johnson, Remus 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me