Fun Facts About the Name Remas
- 185 babies named Remas: U.S. records list 185 babies given the name Remas from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Remas Mean?
Remas is a feminine given name used in Arabic-speaking countries. No meaning for it is securely established. The name is often treated as one of several Latin-alphabet spellings of the Arabic name written ريماس, alongside Rimas and Remaz; written Arabic omits short vowels, so these spellings can represent the same name rather than different ones. A common explanation links this name to the Arabic word rīm (ريم), the white gazelle or oryx, but that connection is an interpretation rather than a documented derivation, and other explanations, including a link to flowers, are also given. The literal etymology therefore remains unclear.
Remas Name History & Origins
Remas appears in modern use as a feminine name in Arabic-speaking countries, particularly in the Gulf region. Because the name is normally written in Arabic script and has no single standard transliteration, its Latin forms vary by region and by the system used, which makes a continuous documentary history difficult to trace. Earlier forms that would establish a clear line of development are not well documented.
The same spelling is also found as a place name, including a village in Albania. That is a separate, geographic use, and no link between the place name and the personal name has been established.
How Popular is the Name Remas?
Remas has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #5,377 in 2012.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,738 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #12,006 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #17,003 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #12,209 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #13,505 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2017 | #13,796 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #11,590 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #7,915 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #8,865 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2013 | #5,451 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2012 | #5,377 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2011 | #5,894 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2010 | #9,675 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2009 | #9,291 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2008 | #12,379 | 9 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Remas Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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