Remi: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “oarsman”
- Origin
- French
- Say it
- reh-MEE · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Girls (84% of all uses)
Remi is a variant spelling of French Rémi, from the Latin name Remigius. The name is traditionally associated with the meaning 'oarsman' or 'rower'.
How popular is Remi?
Babies named Remi in 20242,297
2024 rank#145 girls
Peak year2022
Total US babies since 188024,701
Remi is rising: use over the last five years is 7.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Remi
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Remi questions
What does the name Remi mean?
Remi means "oarsman". It comes from French. Remi is a variant spelling of French Rémi, from the Latin name Remigius. The name is traditionally associated with the meaning 'oarsman' or 'rower'.
Is Remi a boy or girl name?
Remi is mainly a girl's name in US records (84% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Remi?
2,297 US babies were named Remi in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.
How do you pronounce Remi?
Remi is usually pronounced reh-MEE.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.