Remus comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Oar, swift, founder of Rome.
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How popular is Remus?
2019peak year
Today, Remus is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #5506), with only about 20 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2019, 28 babies were given the name (ranked #3874 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Remus's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 940 babies have been registered as Remus since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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