Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Remy

Meaning oarsman Gender Unisex · 40% girls Rank 2025 #408 Trend → Stable

Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi is a name of French origin meaning "oarsman", and is associated with the Latin name Remigius.

Rank 2025
#408
among boys · ↓8 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,171
named Remy · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,187
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2020
1,489 babies
All-time total
20,746
#1,064 all-time among boys
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Remy popularity over time

20,746 babies have been named Remy since 1914, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 12 12 1 – #3,193
1920s – 23 23 2 +92% #3,101
1930s – 10 10 1 -57% #4,048
1940s – 27 27 3 +170% #3,060
1950s – 79 79 8 +193% #2,408
1960s 25 99 124 12 +57% #2,314
1970s 97 108 205 21 +65% #2,540
1980s 286 291 577 58 +181% #1,511
1990s 614 696 1,310 131 +127% #1,230
2000s 908 1,242 2,150 215 +64% #972
2010s 3,395 4,792 8,187 819 +281% #417
2020s (to 2025) 2,937 5,105 8,042 1,340 +64% #356

Where Remy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 793 0.46 #404
2027 803 0.47 #398
2028 811 0.47 #391
2029 819 0.48 #387
2030 825 0.48 #385

Where Remy is most popular

Boys named Remy per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.490 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Washington, and Oregon.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Remy born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 44 2.98 +508%
Washington 186 1.14 +132%
Oregon 85 1.12 +128%
Massachusetts 136 0.989 +102%
Colorado 124 0.961 +96%
Minnesota 100 0.815 +66%
California 740 0.810 +65%
Vermont 5 0.796 +62%
Louisiana 72 0.704 +44%
Wisconsin 77 0.650 +33%
Arizona 105 0.642 +31%
New York 272 0.628 +28%
Rhode Island 10 0.613 +25%
Kansas 42 0.612 +25%
Nevada 34 0.596 +22%
Illinois 150 0.587 +20%
Maine 11 0.567 +16%
Pennsylvania 148 0.557 +14%
Maryland 63 0.528 +8%
Iowa 36 0.522 +7%
Connecticut 35 0.517 +5%
Utah 49 0.513 +5%
New Jersey 102 0.507 ≈ national
Michigan 100 0.488 ≈ national
Virginia 90 0.474 ≈ national
North Carolina 119 0.466 -5%
Tennessee 83 0.460 -6%
Kentucky 44 0.438 -11%
Florida 204 0.431 -12%
Missouri 58 0.418 -15%
Georgia 104 0.411 -16%
Ohio 103 0.389 -21%
Texas 333 0.378 -23%
North Dakota 6 0.351 -28%
Indiana 55 0.343 -30%
Idaho 14 0.342 -30%
South Dakota 6 0.322 -34%
Hawaii 5 0.322 -34%
Oklahoma 27 0.305 -38%
South Carolina 26 0.252 -49%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 -54%
Alabama 22 0.201 -59%
New Mexico 6 0.182 -63%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Remy

Remy is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #408 in 2025 with 781 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 20,746 American babies have been named Remy, about 60% boys and 40% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 1,489 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Remy stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Remy?

The median living Remy is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 20 thousand people named Remy are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Remy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 390 #721 781 #408
2024 419 #681 807 #400
2023 457 #644 817 #390
2022 500 #600 924 #356
2021 554 #552 904 #360
2020 617 #496 872 #356
2019 571 #539 743 #417
2018 586 #536 721 #426
2017 505 #596 680 #452
2016 398 #714 650 #470
2015 333 #843 554 #522
2014 282 #952 425 #622
2013 218 #1,119 303 #753
2012 196 #1,242 237 #886
2011 180 #1,309 236 #883
2010 126 #1,686 243 #869
2009 132 #1,693 206 #972
2008 116 #1,852 192 #1,008
2007 105 #1,968 147 #1,204
2006 74 #2,505 103 #1,488
2005 85 #2,176 110 #1,370
2004 94 #1,986 111 #1,333
2003 75 #2,277 105 #1,323
2002 75 #2,219 105 #1,294
2001 64 #2,455 92 #1,385
2000 88 #1,935 71 #1,652
1995 66 #2,076 72 #1,402
1990 44 #2,681 59 #1,482
1985 33 #2,843 29 #2,004
1980 24 #3,477 22 #2,347
1975 9 #6,321 12 #3,201
1970 – – 12 #2,854
1965 – – 10 #2,734
1960 – – 8 #3,279
1955 – – 12 #2,408
1950 – – – –
1945 – – 5 #3,680
1940 – – 5 #3,836
1935 – – 5 #4,048
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 9 #3,101
1920 – – – –
1915 – – 6 #3,747
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Remy

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Remy LaCroix Remy LaCroix American pornographic film actress (born 1987/1988) Contemporary
  2. 2 Remy Ma Remy Ma American rapper (born 1980) Contemporary
  3. 3 Remy Bonjasky Remy Bonjasky Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer b. 1976 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Remy de Gourmont Remy de Gourmont French writer (1858–1915) 19th century

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Remy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Remy?

The median living Remy is about 7 years old. Half of all living Remys are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Remy are alive today?

An estimated 20 thousand people named Remy are alive in the United States, based on 20,746 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Remy mean?

Rémy, Remy, Rémi, Remie, Rémie or Remi is a name of French origin meaning "oarsman", and is associated with the Latin name Remigius.

How popular is the name Remy in 2025?

Remy ranked #408 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 781 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Remy?

20,746 babies have been named Remy in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Remy most popular?

Remy peaked in 2020, when 1,489 newborns received the name.

Is Remy a boy or girl name?

Remy is used for both: about 40% of babies named Remy have been girls and 60% boys.

Is the name Remy rising or falling?

Remy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Remy become more popular?

Remy looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 825 boys named Remy in 2030, ranking around #385. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Remy?

Well-known people named Remy include Remy LaCroix (pornographic actor), Remy Ma (singer), Remy Bonjasky (politician).

Names like Remy

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