Is Rema a boy or girl name?

Rema is a girl’s name. Of the 1,217 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.2% were girls and 0.8% were boys.

Rema

Recorded 1907–2025 · United States

Rema was most popular in 1918, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,697 that year. In 2025 it ranked #20,040, with 7 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,217 people named Rema.

Rema over time

Births per year. The dot marks Rema’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Rema a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Rema is a girl’s name — 99.2% of the 1,217 Americans given it were girls and 0.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org