Remy
Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi is a name of French origin meaning "oarsman", and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. It is used as either a surname or as a male or female given name.
- English
- French
Meaning & Origin of Remy
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi is a name of French origin meaning "oarsman", and is associated with the Latin name Remigius. It is used as either a surname or as a male or female given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
- French
The Story of Remy
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Remy as a girl name dates back to 1964, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 617 newborns named Remy — #496 in the national rankings. About 39% of every Remy on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Remy ranks #760 for girls with 372 births, falling sharply (-24%). All told, over 9K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Remy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2022: 923 births, good for #356 nationwide. About 45% of every Remy on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Remy ranks #404 for boys with 795 births, gradually rising (+6%). All told, over 13K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Remy
Remy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 13K births in the dataset. Remy's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #356. Use the chart and map above to compare Remy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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