Given name & surname
Remy
“woman from the town of Rheims”·“man from the town of Rheims”
Remy is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “woman from the town of Rheims” (French) and “man from the town of Rheims” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Original FrenchRémy
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “woman from the town of Rheims” (French) and “man from the town of Rheims” (French). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Remy is a short form of Jeremias. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Remy is a short form of REMIGIUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Remy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 20,746
- 12,484 boys · 8,262 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 1,489 babies
- 2025
- 1,171
- #408 for boys · #721 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 61% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 781 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 408 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 390 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (139). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,657 as a first name in 2020; 4,050 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Remy’s family of names
In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Remy is a short form of Jeremias. In French usage, Remy shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Rmey. In Norwegian Bokmål usage, Remy has a related form in Remi.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Remy has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its French roots to each of them.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Remy
- Remy BonjaskySurinamese-Dutch kickboxerborn 1976
- Remy HiiAustralian actorborn 1986
- Remy GardnerAustralian motorcycle racerborn 1998
- Remy RyanAmerican actressborn 1984
- Remy AuberjonoisAmerican actorborn 1974
- Remy ShandCanadian singerborn 1978
- Remy PrìncipeItalian composer, violinist and music teacher (1889–1977)
- Remy Siemsenassociation football playerborn 1999
- Raymond WagnerLuxembourgish association football player (1921-1997)
Characters named Remy: Thirteen (fictional character).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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