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Unisex name

Remy

/ˈɹɛmi/ · 40% girls, 60% boys · #721 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Remy has been given to about 20,746 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2020, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɹɛmi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 20,305
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Remy per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2020 · 1,489
  • Born in 20251,171
  • All time20,746
  • England & Wales, 2025#750 · 525

How popular is Remy?

Remy ranks 721st among American unisexs in 2025, with 1,171 born that year. Its best year was 2020, when 1,489 babies were given the name, ranking 496th. The typical living American called Remy is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.

Names that sound like Remy

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Remi0.78
  2. Emmy0.76
  3. Rey0.75
  4. Jeremy0.68
  5. Reilly0.55
  6. Jeromy0.55
  7. Jeramy0.55
  8. Rex0.53

Middle names for Remy

Ranked by flow score
  1. Remy Anne0.81
  2. Remy Catherine0.78
  3. Remy Josephine0.78
  4. Remy Marie0.77
  5. Remy Grace0.77
  6. Remy Eve0.77

Sibling names for Remy

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Zarasister · 1.00
  2. Nashbrother · 0.99
  3. Lennoneither · 0.99
  4. Leiasister · 0.99
  5. Jensenbrother · 0.99
  6. Ariellasister · 0.99

Where Remy is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.13%
  2. Washington0.09%
  3. Oregon0.09%
  4. Massachusetts0.07%
  5. Colorado0.06%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Remy Anderson0.77
  2. Remy White0.72
  3. Remy Nguyen0.72
  4. Remy Moore0.72
  5. Remy Hill0.72
  6. Remy Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Remy

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Remy across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.