Remy

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

Girl's name · #721 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

35% girls · 65% boys — About 65% of babies named Remy in recent years have been boys. Remy →

Popularity over time

Remy is near its high-water mark: it reached #496 in 2020 and still ranked #721 in 2025. About 8,300 girls have carried it since 1964.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#327 in N. Ireland (2025) · #356 in Scotland (2025) · #385 in New Zealand (2025) · #759 in England & Wales (2025) · #850 in Ireland (2025) · #743 in Canada (2024).

Famous Remys

Remy Ma — American rapper
Remy Ryan — American actress
Remy Siemsen — Australian footballer (born 1999)
Remy McBain — Puerto Rican volleyball player
Remy Beasley — Welsh actor

In stories & tradition

Remy (Thirteen) — House M.D. (TV series)
Remy — Amorous (video game)

What Remys become

Among 568 notable people named Remy:

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Remi (#145), Remy would rank around #114 with about 2,400 births last year — the newborns split about 84/16 between Remi and Remy.

Similar names: Remi · Scout · Rhema · Demi · Maddie · Charli

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