The baby name Rems is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /rɛmz/ (REMS).
The baby name Rems is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /rɛmz/ (REMS).
Rems is English, French, Latin in Origin.
Rems is a modern given name with multiple roots. Most plausibly a clipped and suffixed form of Remy (from Latin Remigius, “oarsman/rower”); it may also echo Remus, the legendary twin of Romulus. The final -s reflects Northwest European masculine endings and the current English taste for surname-like plurals (Brooks, Ames), giving it a brisk, contemporary profile.
Rare historically as a forename, Rems appears sporadically in 20th–21st-century records, predominantly as a nickname or creative variant; it also occurs as a Dutch and German surname/patronymic meaning “son of Rem.” Related forms include Rem, Remy/Rémy, Remi, Remus, Remo, and Remigius; feminine counterparts are Remy and Remi. Meaning is often taken from the Remigius line - “oarsman; one who rows” - though association with Remus lends a mythic, Rome-founding resonance. Compact and international, Rems travels well while remaining distinctive.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| JO | 0 | #140 | 1 | 2,158 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #407 | 2 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #423 | 2 | 15,987 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #425 | 5 | 13,098 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #541 | 10 | 12,054 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #556 | 6 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #596 | 2 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #630 | 3 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #646 | 5 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #761 | 7 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| TN | 0 | #864 | 2 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #921 | 15 | 25,931 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #925 | 2 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #940 | 12 | 16,906 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,002 | 8 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,036 | 4 | 16,750 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,097 | 15 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,150 | 29 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,228 | 9 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,232 | 3 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,602 | 13 | 28,008 |
Rems is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:
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