Entry № 5648 · Other origin

Rem Rem — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ REHM /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Iconic Rem (Re:Zero - foundational anime maid"
Syllables
1
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Modern (Japanese)

A name that means "iconic rem (re:zero - foundational anime maid".

Rem is from the iconic foundational Japanese light novel — a modern Japanese-fantasy name. A modern American baby name in the broader Japanese anime heritage aesthetic. Rem — *iconic foundational female character in the foundational Japanese light novel/anime franchise Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活, 2012-present); created by Tappei Nagatsuki; widely considered one of the foundational isekai (parallel-world) anime franchises of the 21st century; the iconic foundational Re:Zero light novel series has sold over 11 million copies worldwide; the iconic foundational anime adaptation by White Fox (2016-present, 3 seasons) earned the iconic foundational Crunchyroll Anime Award Anime of the Year (2017) + Best Drama (2017) + Best Couple (2017) — making it one of the foundational anime award sweep moments in modern anime history; the iconic Rem is one of the foundational demon twin maid sisters serving the iconic foundational Margrave Roswaal L. Mathers alongside her iconic foundational twin sister Ram; widely considered one of the most-iconic supporting female anime characters of the 21st century — her foundational unrequited love confession to iconic Subaru Natsuki (Light Novel Vol 11) is widely considered one of the foundational anime romantic confessions of all time — earning Rem the iconic foundational Best Girl status in modern anime fandom polls + Anime Trending awards multiple years in succession; her foundational Morning Star* mace + her foundational blue hair aesthetic became one of the foundational anime fashion symbols of her generation. Princess Rem — modern Japanese-anime heritage naming.

Featured throughout Japanese anime.

Iconic Rem (Re:Zero) — foundational anime maid + foundational unrequited love + Crunchyroll Anime of the Year 2017 + Best Drama + Best Couple + foundational "Best Girl".

The name in its native script.

レム
Transliteration
Rem
Pronunciation
/ rɛm /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Rem stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Rem · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Rems before her.

Real people

In fiction
Rem (Re:Zero)
Iconic Re:Zero demon twin maid.
2012

Names connected to Rem.

The number behind Rem.

9

The Humanitarian

Rem reduces to nine.

Why families chose this name.

"Re:Zero. Three letters. Rem."
Hanako · Mother of one · Tokyo