Rémi
“rower”
Boy’s name, of Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 704th
- births in 2023–2025
- 190
- babies born in France
- 1 in 9,804
- −10.3% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 1987
Meaning and origin of Rémi
Rémi means “rower” and is of Latin origin.
Popularity of Rémi in France since 1986
- It peaked in 1987.
- Over recent years, Rémi has been falling (−10.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Rémi every 31 schools, all spellings combined.
Rémi in English-speaking countries
Rémi ranks 192nd in England and Wales and 267th in New Zealand, against 704th in France.
- New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
267th boys’ name53 babies in 3 years1 boy in 929
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
192nd boys’ name770 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,073+23.7% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
306th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,204
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
382nd boys’ name122 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,393+17.7% a year
- ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
322nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,816
- Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
367th boys’ name10 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,547
- IrelandCSO · 2023-25
450th boys’ name22 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,265
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
809th boys’ name934 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,505+5.7% a year
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Rémi and Remi are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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