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Remy

Remy: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“oarsman”
Origin
French
Say it
REM-ee · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (40% girls, 60% boys since 1880)

Anglicized spelling of French Rémy, from the Latin name Remigius. The original Latin root remex means 'oarsman.'

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How popular is Remy?

2024366 per million US babies
1880192019602000
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Babies named Remy in 20241,218

2024 rank#400 boys

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 188019,563

Remy is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Remy

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

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What does the name Remy mean?

Remy means "oarsman". It comes from French. Anglicized spelling of French Rémy, from the Latin name Remigius. The original Latin root remex means 'oarsman.'

Is Remy a boy or girl name?

Remy is used for both: about 40% of US babies named Remy since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Remy?

1,218 US babies were named Remy in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Remy?

Remy is usually pronounced REM-ee.

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.