Fun Facts About the Name Remy
- More than 20 thousand babies named Remy: U.S. records list 20,734 babies given the name Remy from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 8,259 girls received the name Remy - about 1 girl for every 2 boys.
What Does the Name Remy Mean?
Remy is a French name meaning "oarsman" or "rower." It comes from the Latin name Remigius, built on remex (genitive remigis), meaning "rower, oarsman," which in turn derives from remus, "oar." The same Latin root gives the modern scientific word remiges, a bird's flight feathers, a later technical use rather than part of the name's original sense. The standard French spellings are Rémi and Rémy; English forms usually drop the accent. Despite the similar sound, the name has no established connection to Remus, the figure in the Roman founding legend.
Remy Name History & Origins
The name rests on the Latin Remigius, recorded in late Roman and early medieval times. Its most influential bearer was Saint Remigius (c. 437 - 533), bishop of Reims, who baptized Clovis I, king of the Franks, an event traditionally dated to 496. Because of his standing in Frankish Gaul, the name took hold in the Reims region and spread through France as Rémi and Rémy. Several French communes are called Saint-Rémy after him, and his feast on January 13 kept the name in church calendars.
In medieval Latin documents the name appears as Remigius, while vernacular French favored the shortened Remi/Rémi. It crossed into England with the Normans: Remigius de Fécamp, a monk from Normandy who became the first bishop of Lincoln and died in 1092, is a documented bearer. In England the name stayed uncommon and largely clerical, but it survived as a surname in France and later in England and North America, where the surname Remy is generally patronymic, taken from the given name. In the United States the name is also spelled Remi, and it appears as the rat chef in the 2007 animated film Ratatouille, a modern cultural use rather than a historical stage in the name's development.
How Popular is the Name Remy?
Remy recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Its best rank was #356 in 2020.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #721 | 390 | 0.0243% |
| 2024 | #681 | 417 | 0.0258% |
| 2023 | #644 | 457 | 0.0285% |
| 2022 | #601 | 499 | 0.0304% |
| 2021 | #552 | 554 | 0.0338% |
| 2020 | #496 | 617 | 0.0382% |
| 2019 | #539 | 571 | 0.0340% |
| 2018 | #536 | 586 | 0.0345% |
| 2017 | #596 | 505 | 0.0293% |
| 2016 | #714 | 398 | 0.0225% |
| 2015 | #843 | 333 | 0.0187% |
| 2014 | #952 | 282 | 0.0158% |
| 2013 | #1,119 | 218 | 0.0124% |
| 2012 | #1,242 | 196 | 0.0111% |
| 2011 | #1,309 | 180 | 0.0102% |
| 2010 | #1,685 | 126 | 0.0071% |
| 2009 | #1,693 | 132 | 0.0072% |
| 2008 | #1,852 | 116 | 0.0061% |
| 2007 | #1,968 | 105 | 0.0055% |
| 2006 | #2,504 | 74 | 0.0039% |
| 2005 | #2,176 | 85 | 0.0046% |
| 2004 | #1,986 | 94 | 0.0051% |
| 2003 | #2,277 | 75 | 0.0041% |
| 2002 | #2,219 | 75 | 0.0042% |
| 2001 | #2,455 | 64 | 0.0036% |
| 2000 | #1,935 | 88 | 0.0048% |
| 1999 | #1,955 | 81 | 0.0046% |
| 1998 | #2,100 | 70 | 0.0040% |
| 1997 | #1,999 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 1996 | #2,583 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1995 | #2,075 | 66 | 0.0038% |
| 1994 | #2,159 | 63 | 0.0035% |
| 1993 | #2,169 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 1992 | #2,153 | 63 | 0.0034% |
| 1991 | #2,729 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1990 | #2,681 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1989 | #2,643 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1988 | #2,783 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #2,701 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1986 | #3,435 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1985 | #2,843 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1984 | #3,303 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1983 | #4,422 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1982 | #4,297 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 1981 | #3,511 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1980 | #3,477 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1979 | #3,638 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1978 | #4,622 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #4,024 | 18 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #4,296 | 15 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #6,323 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #7,088 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #5,041 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1969 | #5,847 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #6,094 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #7,361 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #7,565 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #408 | 781 | 0.0457% |
| 2024 | #400 | 801 | 0.0467% |
| 2023 | #390 | 816 | 0.0478% |
| 2022 | #356 | 923 | 0.0529% |
| 2021 | #360 | 904 | 0.0517% |
| 2020 | #356 | 872 | 0.0505% |
| 2019 | #416 | 743 | 0.0414% |
| 2018 | #426 | 721 | 0.0397% |
| 2017 | #452 | 680 | 0.0368% |
| 2016 | #471 | 649 | 0.0342% |
| 2015 | #521 | 554 | 0.0289% |
| 2014 | #622 | 425 | 0.0221% |
| 2013 | #753 | 303 | 0.0160% |
| 2012 | #886 | 237 | 0.0125% |
| 2011 | #883 | 236 | 0.0124% |
| 2010 | #869 | 243 | 0.0127% |
| 2009 | #972 | 206 | 0.0104% |
| 2008 | #1,008 | 192 | 0.0094% |
| 2007 | #1,204 | 147 | 0.0071% |
| 2006 | #1,488 | 103 | 0.0050% |
| 2005 | #1,370 | 110 | 0.0055% |
| 2004 | #1,333 | 111 | 0.0056% |
| 2003 | #1,323 | 105 | 0.0053% |
| 2002 | #1,294 | 105 | 0.0054% |
| 2001 | #1,385 | 92 | 0.0047% |
| 2000 | #1,652 | 71 | 0.0036% |
| 1999 | #1,406 | 84 | 0.0044% |
| 1998 | #1,314 | 91 | 0.0048% |
| 1997 | #1,230 | 95 | 0.0050% |
| 1996 | #1,366 | 79 | 0.0042% |
| 1995 | #1,402 | 72 | 0.0038% |
| 1994 | #1,490 | 64 | 0.0033% |
| 1993 | #1,844 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #1,798 | 47 | 0.0024% |
| 1991 | #1,497 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 1990 | #1,482 | 59 | 0.0029% |
| 1989 | #1,511 | 55 | 0.0027% |
| 1988 | #1,762 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1987 | #2,257 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1986 | #2,671 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1985 | #2,004 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 1984 | #2,085 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #2,196 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1982 | #1,761 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 1981 | #2,866 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1980 | #2,347 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #2,541 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1978 | #3,039 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1977 | #3,160 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #4,807 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #3,200 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #4,100 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1973 | #5,717 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1972 | #3,885 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #3,309 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1970 | #2,853 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #4,308 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1968 | #2,874 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1967 | #2,328 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #3,850 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #2,734 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1964 | #3,007 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #2,389 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1962 | #2,808 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #2,315 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1960 | #3,279 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1959 | #2,783 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1958 | #2,777 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1957 | #2,469 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #3,469 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #2,408 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1954 | #2,701 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1953 | #3,092 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #4,150 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,137 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,077 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1946 | #3,919 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1945 | #3,680 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,060 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1940 | #3,836 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1935 | #4,047 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,110 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,682 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,101 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #3,197 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #3,747 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,193 | 6 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Remy Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
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