Remington is a distinctive girls' name in United States, ranking #513 in 2025 with 580 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2021 with 897 births ranking #347. Since 1996, the popularity has increased by 1,134.0%. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 2,771 girls born was named Remington. FALLING Recent data shows the name is currently falling.
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.