Remigio
Masculine · “oarsman”
Remigio is the Italian and Spanish form of a name that changed the history of France. Remigius was bishop of Reims when Clovis, king of the Franks, decided to be baptized, and it was Remigius who performed it — the moment that tied the Frankish kingdom to the Roman church and set the direction of the next thousand years. The word underneath the name is far humbler: an oarsman.
How old is the name Remigio?
Remigio first appears in US birth records in 1910 — 115 years ago. The typical Remigio alive today was born around 1975, making them about 50 years old. About 600 people named Remigio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Remigio most popular?
Remigio peaked in 1910, reaching #1421 nationally. Today it ranks #12008, 10,587 places below that high. See the whole 1910 chart.
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Where it comes from
From remex to Remigio
The story of Remigio
The baptism of Clovis at Reims around the end of the fifth century is one of the hinge moments of European history, and the bishop who performed it was venerated immediately. His name spread through France as Rémi and through Italy and Spain as Remigio, kept alive by his feast and by the cathedral at Reims where French kings were crowned for centuries afterward. American records receive the name from Italian and Spanish-speaking families, and it has always been rare here — a name with an enormous history and a very small American footprint.
Meaning
oarsman, rower
From the Latin remex, an oarsman, whose stem gives remigis — the man who pulls an oar. Roman names taken from ordinary trades and objects are common, and this is one of the plainer ones. There is no evidence it was ever intended as a metaphor.
How the name formed
- remex
- Remigius
- Remigio
Related forms: Rémi · Remigius · Remigio · Remígio · Remigiusz
Pronouncing Remigio
reh-MEE-hee-oh
Four syllables in Spanish, stress on the second, with the g said as a throat sound before the i. Italian says it reh-MEE-joh with a soft j. English speakers usually land somewhere between, and nobody is troubled.
Nicknames for Remigio
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1910
- Most boys named
- 200415 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1421reached in 1910
- Change vs 2020
- −16.7%5 in 2025, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Remigio in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Rémi in French — same name
- Remigius in Latin — same name
- Remigio in Spanish — same name
- Remígio in Portuguese — same name
- Remigiusz in Polish — same name
Remigios among us
people named Remigio are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 341,615 born in 2025 was named Remigio
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Remigio sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Remigio beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Remigio in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- It has one of the most consequential histories of any name this rare in America.
- Remi is available as a short form and is currently well used in its own right.
- It is completely standard in Italian and Spanish, so it is a real name rather than a curiosity.
- The meaning is concrete and physical, which is rarer than it sounds among saints' names.
- Four syllables with a mid-word throat sound is a great deal to ask of English speakers.
- The Spanish and Italian pronunciations differ in the middle, so relatives may not agree.
- It is easily confused with Remington, Remus and Remedios, none of which is related.
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Remigio
Masculine · #12008 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Remigios are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Remigio are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Remigio in 2025?
- Remigio ranks #12008 among US boy names in 2025, with 5 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Remigio?
- About 1 in every 341,615 US boys born in 2025 was named Remigio — 5 in all.
- Will my child share the name Remigio with classmates?
- Remigio will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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