Rémy is a boy's name of French origin meaning “oarsman.” In 2024 it was given to 801 boys in the United States.
Rémy belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “oarsman” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Rémy first appears in Social Security records in 1914. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #356 in 2020, and in 2024 801 babies received the name — 11,694 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Rémy means “oarsman” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Rémy is a boy name. In 2024, 801 babies received the name in the US.
Rémy comes from the French and English & American tradition.
Rémy first appears in US records in 1914. Its best-ever ranking was #356 in 2020, and 801 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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