Remington is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #885 in 2002 with 185 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2019 with 1,658 births ranking #227. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 13.5%. In 2002, approximately 1 in every 10,494 boys born was named Remington. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
Remington is a surname-style given name from an English place name. Behind the Name traces it back to Rimington in Lancashire and gives the place meaning as "settlement on the Riming stream".
The name moved into first-name use through surname tradition. The source also notes that some usage may have been influenced by the Remington firearms family and company, so the name carries both place-name and surname associations.