Fun Facts About the Name Remi
- More than 27 thousand babies named Remi: U.S. records list 27,047 babies given the name Remi from 1880 through 2025. Of these, 4,184 boys received the name Remi - about 1 boy for every 5 girls.
What Does the Name Remi Mean?
Remi is a French name, usually written Rémi, and its established meaning is "rower" or "oarsman." It comes from the Late Latin name Remigius, which is generally explained as a derivative of Latin remex (genitive remigis), meaning "rower." The French name is traditionally masculine. A separate Yoruba name, also spelled Remi, is a short form of longer names such as Oluremi and Remilekun; in that origin it is commonly translated "comfort me" or "console me." The two names are not related, despite their similar spelling and sound.
Remi Name History & Origins
The Latin name Remigius is best known from Saint Remigius (c. 437 - 533), bishop of Reims, who baptized Clovis I, king of the Franks; the baptism is traditionally dated to 496. In France, the name Remigius became established as Rémi and Rémy. The spelling Remi, without the accent, is an English and international form. In French literature, Rémi is the young protagonist of Hector Malot's 1878 novel Sans famille, but that is a literary use of an existing name, not its origin.
The Yoruba name Remi developed separately as a shortened form of longer names such as Oluremi and Remilekun. It is used in Nigeria and in Yoruba communities elsewhere. In English, Remi is used for both boys and girls, while the French Rémi is traditionally masculine.
How Popular is the Name Remi?
Remi recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2022. Its best rank was #118 in 2022.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #145 | 2,023 | 0.1259% |
| 2024 | #145 | 1,987 | 0.1232% |
| 2023 | #127 | 2,178 | 0.1359% |
| 2022 | #118 | 2,389 | 0.1458% |
| 2021 | #122 | 2,298 | 0.1401% |
| 2020 | #125 | 2,205 | 0.1365% |
| 2019 | #154 | 1,861 | 0.1109% |
| 2018 | #177 | 1,668 | 0.0981% |
| 2017 | #249 | 1,278 | 0.0740% |
| 2016 | #296 | 1,102 | 0.0622% |
| 2015 | #502 | 635 | 0.0356% |
| 2014 | #658 | 435 | 0.0244% |
| 2013 | #837 | 315 | 0.0180% |
| 2012 | #1,042 | 242 | 0.0137% |
| 2011 | #1,095 | 225 | 0.0128% |
| 2010 | #1,219 | 199 | 0.0112% |
| 2009 | #1,461 | 160 | 0.0087% |
| 2008 | #1,683 | 133 | 0.0070% |
| 2007 | #1,778 | 121 | 0.0063% |
| 2006 | #1,741 | 120 | 0.0063% |
| 2005 | #2,103 | 89 | 0.0048% |
| 2004 | #2,112 | 86 | 0.0047% |
| 2003 | #2,059 | 87 | 0.0048% |
| 2002 | #1,789 | 101 | 0.0056% |
| 2001 | #2,091 | 80 | 0.0044% |
| 2000 | #2,367 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 1999 | #1,712 | 96 | 0.0054% |
| 1998 | #1,936 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1997 | #1,841 | 81 | 0.0047% |
| 1996 | #2,122 | 65 | 0.0037% |
| 1995 | #2,831 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1994 | #2,836 | 43 | 0.0024% |
| 1993 | #3,147 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1992 | #2,911 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1991 | #3,078 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1990 | #4,346 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1989 | #5,221 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1988 | #5,530 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1987 | #5,255 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #6,480 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #7,409 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #5,729 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #5,806 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1981 | #7,949 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1980 | #7,952 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1979 | #7,151 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1978 | #6,790 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #6,734 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #8,932 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #6,322 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #8,453 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #7,234 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1972 | #7,992 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #7,177 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1970 | #7,762 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1969 | #5,353 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1968 | #2,234 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 1967 | #7,584 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #7,564 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1963 | #7,391 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #787 | 323 | 0.0189% |
| 2024 | #809 | 310 | 0.0181% |
| 2023 | #819 | 300 | 0.0176% |
| 2022 | #740 | 348 | 0.0199% |
| 2021 | #720 | 360 | 0.0206% |
| 2020 | #770 | 313 | 0.0181% |
| 2019 | #913 | 241 | 0.0134% |
| 2018 | #1,089 | 182 | 0.0100% |
| 2017 | #1,055 | 190 | 0.0103% |
| 2016 | #1,114 | 176 | 0.0093% |
| 2015 | #1,713 | 91 | 0.0047% |
| 2014 | #1,722 | 88 | 0.0046% |
| 2013 | #2,059 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 2012 | #2,088 | 66 | 0.0035% |
| 2011 | #1,984 | 70 | 0.0037% |
| 2010 | #2,091 | 65 | 0.0034% |
| 2009 | #2,045 | 68 | 0.0034% |
| 2008 | #2,319 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #2,557 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 2006 | #3,755 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #2,793 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2004 | #2,941 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #3,504 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2002 | #3,750 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2001 | #2,471 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #3,403 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #3,951 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1998 | #3,075 | 26 | 0.0014% |
| 1997 | #2,886 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #4,147 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1995 | #3,166 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1994 | #5,049 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1993 | #3,014 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #4,062 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #3,278 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #2,975 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1988 | #3,663 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1987 | #4,511 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #4,397 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1985 | #4,275 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #7,082 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #4,416 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #3,182 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #5,384 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1979 | #4,754 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #3,790 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1977 | #3,551 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #3,661 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #4,677 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1973 | #3,630 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,856 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1971 | #3,883 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1970 | #2,852 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1969 | #3,021 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #2,548 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #2,935 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1965 | #3,483 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1964 | #2,803 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #4,501 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1962 | #2,806 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1961 | #4,531 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #2,511 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1958 | #3,506 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,280 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #3,739 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #2,500 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #3,054 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1951 | #3,018 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,259 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #4,102 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,476 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1946 | #3,117 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1942 | #3,946 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #3,906 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1933 | #4,051 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #4,618 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #2,404 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #4,763 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,829 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,183 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #2,142 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1915 | #3,014 | 8 | 0.0009% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Remi Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are a law unto itself. Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You are tolerant and like to help humanity. You are very active. You are generally warmhearted and gives freely of your time, energy, and sympathetic understanding. You have tolerance and acceptance of the frailties of others. Universal and humanitarian in outlook. This is very compassionate name. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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