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Remy

Boy

Meaning of Remy: Latin: 'oarsman'

Remy is a boy's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 298th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 112th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#298

1,171 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#112

472 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

20,746

First recorded 1914 · peak 2020

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 40 babies1982: 51 babies1983: 41 babies1984: 52 babies1985: 62 babies1986: 46 babies1987: 63 babies1988: 78 babies1989: 98 babies1990: 103 babies19901991: 103 babies1992: 110 babies1993: 108 babies1994: 127 babies1995: 138 babies1996: 128 babies1997: 167 babies1998: 161 babies1999: 165 babies2000: 159 babies20002001: 156 babies2002: 180 babies2003: 180 babies2004: 205 babies2005: 195 babies2006: 177 babies2007: 252 babies2008: 308 babies2009: 338 babies2010: 369 babies20102011: 416 babies2012: 433 babies2013: 521 babies2014: 707 babies2015: 887 babies2016: 1,048 babies2017: 1,185 babies2018: 1,307 babies2019: 1,314 babies2020: 1,489 babies20202021: 1,458 babies2022: 1,424 babies2023: 1,274 babies2024: 1,226 babies2025: 1,171 babies
US babies named Remy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,489.

Gender split

60% boys · 40% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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