Name profile

Rembrandt

A Germanic name meaning “bright counsel” or “famous decision.”

Usage languagesEnglish
US rank (2021)#6,335

Meaning and history

Rembrandt is a Dutch and Germanic masculine name formed from elements meaning “counsel” or “decision” and “bright” or “famous.” It is overwhelmingly associated with Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn, a leading artist of the seventeenth-century Dutch Golden Age, whose first name became internationally distinctive. The name predates the painter but has remained uncommon since his lifetime. Other reliable modern bearers are rare, and its cultural significance is primarily artistic.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20022002: no US SSA record for this spelling
2003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: no US SSA record for this spelling
20072007: no US SSA record for this spelling
2008: no US SSA record for this spelling
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: no US SSA record for this spelling
2011: 5 births, rank #12,287
20122012: no US SSA record for this spelling
2013: 10 births, rank #7,537
2014: no US SSA record for this spelling
2015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: no US SSA record for this spelling
20172017: 6 births, rank #10,775
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: 10 births, rank #7,502
20212021: 13 births, rank #6,335

In 2021, 13 babies were recorded with the name Rembrandt, ranking #6,335 among boys.