Remy: Meaning of Baby Name Remy

About the Name Remy

Remy descends from the Old French Remi, ultimately from the Latin Remigius, derived from remex meaning "oarsman" or "rower." The name is anchored by Saint Remigius (c. 437–533 CE), the Bishop of Rheims who, according to medieval tradition, baptized Clovis I, the first Frankish king to convert to Catholicism, on Christmas Day 496 CE — making Saint Remigius one of the foundational figures of medieval French Catholic Christianity.

The name's overwhelming modern cultural anchor is the title character of Pixar's 2007 animated film Ratatouille — Remy is the rat protagonist who dreams of becoming a great Parisian chef. The Pixar film anchored the name in 2000s American children's culture.

Other notable bearers include the iconic Remy Etienne LeBeau (Marvel Comics character Gambit, 1990–present); contemporary American football player Remi Anderson; and the contemporary American actress Remy Hii. Remy's American climb is recent: the name climbed from outside the US top 1000 in 2010 to the US top 300 boys' rank by 2018 and the top 300 since. The name is also occasionally used for girls. The name's appeal sits in three contemporary American naming preferences: the layered Latin-French-Catholic-Saint pedigree, the strong Remy Ratatouille contemporary cultural anchor and Remy Etienne LeBeau Marvel anchor, and the compact two-syllable structure. Two firm syllables, soft consonants, and tonal warmth distinctive to French-derived naming. Common nicknames are scarce since the name is already short — the rare Remi-bear and Rem each occasionally appear; the alternate spellings Remi (more popular for girls), Remy, and Remmy have their own SSA tracking. International forms include Rémi (French original, with accent), Remigio (Italian/Spanish), Remigius (Latin original), and the original Latin Remigius.

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.

Quick Facts About Remy

5,642

English baby names in our dictionary

3,391

English male names

114

4-letter R-names in our dictionary

575

R-male names total

2009–2025

years of US SSA records (17 total)

15,703

total US births named Remy (all years)

US Popularity History (2009–2025)

📉 Falling fast: Remy dropped 52 places in the US boys ranking over the last 5 years (#356 in 2020 → #408 in 2025).

Annual US births named Remy by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2022 with 923 boys named Remy (boy rank #356 that year).

Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #408 for boys (781 US births). That's 52 places below its 2022 peak.

Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.

Where in the US Is Remy Most Popular?

Average boy-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's boys-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Remy the strongest states are District of Columbia, Maine, Washington.

Strongest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	District of Columbia	#170	62
2	Maine	#251	16
3	Washington	#262	302
4	Oregon	#270	137
5	Massachusetts	#286	195
6	California	#291	1,271
7	Colorado	#300	202
8	Minnesota	#301	191
9	Louisiana	#351	151
10	Idaho	#366	27

Weakest boys-name states

#	State	Avg rank	Births
1	Alabama	#697	32
2	Oklahoma	#624	48
3	Indiana	#621	100
4	Georgia	#604	136
5	South Carolina	#570	41
6	Missouri	#552	99
7	Kentucky	#542	65
8	North Carolina	#503	181
9	Texas	#502	568
10	New Jersey	#502	136

Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Remy in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.

Variant Forms

Name	Meaning	Gender	Origin
Remo	Abbreviation Of Remington.	Male	English
Remy	Abbreviation Of Remington.	Male	English

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