Remedy
Girl name · #2151 in 2025 · Uniqueness 59/100
In 2025, 87 baby girls were named Remedy, placing it at #2151 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #4069, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 20,690 girls born in 2025 was named Remedy.
The 19-year story
Remedy first appears in the Social Security records in 2006, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 116 babies and a rank of #1762. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Remedy per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Remedy in class?
Remedy scores 59 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Remedy is most common
Geography matters for names, and Remedy is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Remedys were CA (10), IN (6), FL (5), NC (5), VA (5). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Remedy
Statistically, parents drawn to Remedy tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Rooney, Ridley, Renley, Goldy, and Rinley.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Remedy | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 87 | #2139 |
| 2024 | 82 | #2265 |
| 2023 | 116 | #1762 |
| 2022 | 91 | #2103 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2460 |
| 2020 | 64 | #2631 |
| 2019 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3201 |
| 2017 | 45 | #3436 |
| 2016 | 39 | #3849 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4069 |
| 2014 | 28 | #4892 |
| 2013 | 28 | #4887 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5602 |
| 2009 | 17 | #7341 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17504 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13606 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Remedy a popular girl name?
Remedy ranked #2151 among girls in 2025 with 87 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4069.
When was the name Remedy most popular?
Remedy peaked in 2023, when 116 American girls received the name (ranked #1762 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Remedy?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 20,690 newborn American girls was named Remedy. It scores 59/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.