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Rema

99% girls · 7 born in 2025

Rema has been given to about 1,217 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 821
Median age today44 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Rema per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 28
  • Born in 20257
  • All time1,217

How popular is Rema?

Its best year was 1918, when 28 babies were given the name, ranking 1529th. The typical living American called Rema is about 44 years old today.

Names that sound like Rema

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ema0.81
  2. Emma0.76
  3. Gemma0.78
  4. Jemma0.78
  5. Rena0.75
  6. Reba0.75
  7. Reva0.75
  8. Reta0.75

Middle names for Rema

Ranked by flow score
  1. Rema Josephine0.84
  2. Rema Louise0.83
  3. Rema June0.82
  4. Rema Pearl0.82
  5. Rema Quinn0.82
  6. Rema Nell0.82

Sibling names for Rema

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Thaddeusbrother · 0.79
  2. Forestbrother · 0.78
  3. Amosbrother · 0.77
  4. Winonasister · 0.76
  5. Georginasister · 0.75
  6. Merritteither · 0.74

Where Rema is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Rema White0.78
    2. Rema Nguyen0.78
    3. Rema Moore0.78
    4. Rema Lee0.78
    5. Rema Hill0.78
    6. Rema Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Rema

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.