Remi

“Oarsman” — French, from Latin rēmex (via Saint Remigius) origin

Girl's name · #145 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Remi is near its high-water mark: it reached #118 in 2022 and still ranked #145 in 2025. About 23,000 girls have carried it since 1963. Together with its spelling variant Remy (#721), Remi would rank around #114 with about 2,400 births last year — the newborns split about 84/16 between Remi and Remy.

Around the world: #38 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #46 in Scotland (2025) · #48 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #49 in Australia (NSW) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 49 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Remis

Remi Sonaiya — Nigerian politician, educationist and writer
Remi Vaughn-Richards — Nigerian film director
Remi Abiola — Nigerian film actress and spouse of Nigerian President Moshood Abiola
Remi Wolf — American singer, songwriter and record producer
Remi Nicole — English singer-songwriter and actress

In stories & tradition

Remi Carter — fictional human
Rémi — Contes venus du Nord
Remi Nashinoki — Shine Post · Shine Post: Be Your Idol!

What Remis become

Among 650 notable people named Remi:

Political leaders appear 1.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Remi Sonaiya, Nigerian politician, educationist and writer.

Similar names: Remy · Alessia · Rhema · Demi · Arabella · Charlie

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