Remi
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- REM-ee
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #144 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #145 for girls
Unisex
Remi is a name of Latin origin, meaning “oarsman”. In 2025 it ranked 144th for girls in the UK (388 babies) and 145th for girls in the US (2,023 babies).
What does Remi mean?
Latin: from Remigius, via French Rémi
“oarsman”
St Remigius (Rémi), bishop of Reims, baptised Clovis, king of the Franks; Remi is separately a Yoruba short form of names like Oluremi.
Is Remi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Remi has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 388 girls and 285 boys in the UK and 2,023 girls and 323 boys in the US.
How popular is Remi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #144among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 388about 1 in 720 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 52% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.9%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 388 girls in the UK were named Remi, making it the 144th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 171st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 405 girls. 285 boys were also named Remi in 2025 (198th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Remi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 490 girls in the UK were given Remi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #131, up from #144 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 58% of the babies named Remi in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 172nd in England and Wales, 46th in Scotland and 117th in Northern Ireland.
Remi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 388 | #144 |
| 2024 | 405 | #136 |
| 2023 | 396 | #140 |
| 2022 | 348 | #160 |
| 2021 | 374 | #159 |
| 2020 | 323 | #171 |
| 2019 | 276 | #201 |
| 2018 | 182 | #293 |
| 2017 | 110 | #446 |
| 2016 | 100 | #484 |
| 2015 | 59 | #730 |
| 2014 | 39 | #1,002 |
| 2013 | 40 | #987 |
| 2012 | 42 | #945 |
| 2011 | 28 | #1,238 |
| 2010 | 30 | #1,167 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 39 | #908 |
| 2007 | 17 | #1,614 |
| 2006 | 30 | #1,019 |
| 2005 | 25 | #1,077 |
| 2004 | 27 | #1,006 |
| 2003 | 32 | #877 |
| 2002 | 22 | #1,085 |
| 2001 | 22 | #1,042 |
| 2000 | 27 | #898 |
| 1999 | 31 | #803 |
| 1998 | 27 | #891 |
| 1997 | 45 | #632 |
| 1996 | 58 | #512 |
How popular is Remi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #145among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,023about 1 in 790 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 8% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.7%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,023 girls in the US were named Remi, making it the 145th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 125th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 2,392 girls. It first appears in the records in 1963. 323 boys were also named Remi in 2025 (787th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Remi in the US since 1880 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,534 girls in the US were given Remi or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #135, up from #145 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 71% of the babies named Remi in the US in 1968, and 86% in 2025.
Remi in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,023 | #145 |
| 2024 | 1,998 | #145 |
| 2023 | 2,180 | #127 |
| 2022 | 2,392 | #118 |
| 2021 | 2,298 | #122 |
| 2020 | 2,206 | #125 |
| 2019 | 1,861 | #153 |
| 2018 | 1,668 | #177 |
| 2017 | 1,278 | #249 |
| 2016 | 1,102 | #296 |
| 2015 | 635 | #502 |
| 2014 | 435 | #657 |
| 2013 | 315 | #837 |
| 2012 | 242 | #1,041 |
| 2011 | 225 | #1,090 |
| 2010 | 199 | #1,218 |
| 2009 | 160 | #1,450 |
| 2008 | 133 | #1,677 |
| 2007 | 121 | #1,770 |
| 2006 | 120 | #1,734 |
| 2005 | 89 | #2,087 |
| 2004 | 86 | #2,098 |
| 2003 | 87 | #2,046 |
| 2002 | 101 | #1,778 |
| 2001 | 80 | #2,071 |
| 2000 | 66 | #2,328 |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,705 |
| 1998 | 79 | #1,918 |
| 1997 | 81 | #1,825 |
| 1996 | 65 | #2,103 |
| 1995 | 43 | #2,783 |
| 1994 | 43 | #2,792 |
| 1993 | 37 | #3,103 |
| 1992 | 41 | #2,864 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 15 | #5,316 |
| 1987 | 15 | #5,069 |
| 1986 | 11 | #6,153 |
| 1985 | 9 | #6,952 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 12 | #5,456 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 8 | #7,407 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,694 |
| 1978 | 9 | #6,384 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 6 | #7,678 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,664 |
| 1972 | 6 | #7,290 |
| 1971 | 7 | #6,617 |
| 1970 | 6 | #7,069 |
| 1969 | 9 | #5,056 |
| 1968 | 30 | #2,205 |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
Names like Remi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Romy Raya Aoife Wren Dua River Amara Ayra Indie Sylvie Lyra Safa
Other spellings of Remi
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Remi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/remi, updated 20 October 2026.