Remy
Meaning
oarsman; remedy
Also written Rémy.
The story
Remy is the French saint Remigius worn casual, traditionally read as oarsman, with remedy folded into its sound. This site already tells Remi's story and lists Remi as Remington's short form; Remy is the y-spelling, and the record gives it a distinct personality: genuinely shared, about 2,900 girls to 5,100 boys this decade. The curve turned on a dated hinge: about 2,200 in the 2000s became 8,200 in the 2010s, nearly four times over, immediately after an animated rat with impeccable taste made the name lovable to a generation of children in 2007. Decade buckets point, they do not convict. It stands at 8,000 so far this decade, closing on the full 2010s. In our records the all-time split runs about 12,500 boys to 8,300 girls. A saint, a chef, an oar and a cure: Remy travels with more luggage than four letters should hold.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Remy peaked in the 2020s.
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Popularity in Brazil
379 people · the #16,192 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 52
Among people named Remy living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Remy
Most people given the name Remy in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Remy deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Remy truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Remy fits with your family’s names and surname.
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