How Many People Are Named Remy?
people named Remy are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 16,721 people in the US has this name
Based on 20,746 babies named Remy in Social Security records from 1914 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,489 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
French form of the Latin name Remigius, which was derived from Latin remigis "oarsman". Saint Rémy was a 5th-century bishop who converted and baptized Clovis, king of the Franks.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Remy, 40.1% were girls and 59.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Remy rose from 20.2% in the 1960s to 36.5% in the 2020s. It was highest in the 1980s, at 49.6%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Remy alive today is about 11 years old, and 92% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 13 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Remy first appears in the records in 1914 and was given most often in 2020, to 1,489 babies. In 2025, 1,171 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1914 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Remy has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #356, in 2020 and 2022. In 2025 it ranked #408. Among girls, its best rank was #496, in 2020.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #408 | #721 |
| Best rank | #356 (2020 and 2022) | #496 (2020) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #380 in the 2020s | #818 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Remy alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Remy were born in California than in any other state: about 3,381 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Remy was given 2.1 times as often in District of Columbia, 2 times in Louisiana and 1.8 times in Oregon.
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