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Remy

Meaning
Oarsman
Origin
From Latin (via French Rémy/Remi, from Remigius)

Boy's name · #408 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

65% boys · 35% girls — Remy is also given to girls: 390 in 2025, about 35% in recent years. Remy →

Popularity over time

Remy is near its high-water mark: it reached #356 in 2020 and still ranked #408 in 2025. About 12,000 boys have carried it since 1914.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#70 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #100 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #112 in England & Wales (2025) · #167 in New Zealand (2025) · #173 in Scotland (2025) · #194 in N. Ireland (2025) · #362 in Switzerland (2025) · #398 in Ireland (2025) · #486 in Netherlands (2025) · #725 in Belgium (2025) · #1,190 in Austria (2025) · #1,392 in France (2025) and 1 more.

Famous Remys

In stories & tradition

What Remys become

Among 568 notable people named Remy:

Political leaders appear 1.72× more often than among typical names — e.g. Rémy Pagani, Swiss politician (born 1954).

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Remi (#787), Remy would rank around #308 with about 1,100 births last year — the newborns split about 71/29 between Remy and Remi.

Similar names: Remi · Gianni · Remington · Nehemiah · Prince · Romeo

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