Girl's name
Remi
Say it REM-ee
Roots in French and Latin oarsman
2 syllables
Where Remi is loved, common and rare
Common across Scotland and four more places. Rare in Northern Ireland, Canada, England and Wales and three more places.
1 in 203 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Scotland 46thNorthern Ireland 117thBritish Columbia 148th
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Every place
In 12 of the 40 official lists, among them Scotland (46th), Northern Ireland (117th) and British Columbia (148th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland state | 38th 2025 | 115 | rank only |
| Scotland | 46th 2025 | 88 | 1 in 203 |
| Victoria state | 48th 2025 | 125 | rank only |
| New South Wales state | 49th 2025 | 129 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 61st 2025 | 26 | rank only |
| Northern Ireland | 117th 2025 | 18 | 1 in 405 |
| British Columbia province | 148th 2023 | 20 | about 1 in 598 |
| England and Wales | 172nd 2025 | 282 | 1 in 898 |
| Ontario province | 184th 2024 | 61 | about 1 in 893 |
| Ireland | 184th 2025 | 28 | 1 in 754 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Italy as Remì | 4773rd 2024 | 1 | 1 in 179,169 |
Rare, below the listed names: Quebec, New Zealand, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Norway, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); NISRA (Northern Ireland); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy). How we count, and every source
About the name
Remi goes back to a sixth-century French saint, Latin Rēmigius, whose name comes from rēmex, 'oarsman'. Its origins are given as French and Latin.
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Two syllables, REM-ee, give it a light, lively sound. Rémi and Remì are accented spellings, and Rimi is a variant.
Remi ranks well in Queensland, Scotland and Victoria, and is very rare in Austria and Italy. It is used for both girls and boys: roughly three in ten of those named Remi are boys. The Ontario and British Columbia records first show it for girls in 2013 and place its peak in 2022. It is rising in seven places with no falls recorded.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- REM-ee, 2 syllables
- Meaning
oarsman
- Origin
- French and Latin
- Other spellings
- Rimi
Counted together here: Remì and Rémi.
Etymology
A sixth-century French saint, Latin Rēmigius, from rēmex (“oarsman”).
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 7 of 10 regions, falling in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 485 | 461 | 312 | 226 | 194 | 174 | 186 | 162 | 160 | 172 |
| Scotland | 336 | 275 | 167 | 107 | 76 | 78 | 67 | 68 | 55 | 46 |
| Northern Ireland | 434 | 167 | 140 | 89 | 183 | 115 | 127 | 117 | ||
| Ireland | 750 | 411 | 215 | 165 | 133 | 142 | 173 | 110 | 184 | |
| Ontario | 850 | 387 | 299 | 245 | 203 | 234 | 158 | 156 | 184 | |
| British Columbia | 413 | 284 | 167 | 270 | 137 | 80 | 87 | 148 | ||
| New South Wales | 76 | 59 | 38 | 31 | 59 | 49 | ||||
| Victoria | 86 | 67 | 72 | 50 | 36 | 39 | 48 | |||
| Queensland | 92 | 66 | 57 | 45 | 51 | 29 | 38 | |||
| South Australia | 518 | 320 | 94 | 86 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 61 | ||
| Quebec | 810 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 172 | 282 | 111.3 |
| 2024 | 160 | 315 | 122.1 |
| 2023 | 162 | 315 | 122.8 |
| 2022 | 186 | 276 | 104.7 |
| 2021 | 174 | 292 | 106.6 |
| 2020 | 194 | 253 | 94.3 |
| 2019 | 226 | 222 | 79.3 |
| 2018 | 312 | 152 | 52.7 |
| 2017 | 461 | 96 | 32.1 |
| 2016 | 485 | 89 | 29.0 |
| 2015 | 775 | 50 | 16.2 |
| 2014 | 986 | 37 | 12.1 |
| 2013 | 959 | 38 | 12.3 |
| 2012 | 902 | 41 | 12.7 |
| 2011 | 1225 | 26 | 8.1 |
| 2010 | 1150 | 28 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | 1287 | 23 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 859 | 38 | 12.0 |
| 2007 | 1573 | 16 | 5.2 |
| 2006 | 1004 | 28 | 9.4 |
| 2005 | 1121 | 22 | 7.6 |
| 2004 | 985 | 25 | 8.7 |
| 2003 | 818 | 32 | 11.5 |
| 2002 | 1032 | 21 | 7.9 |
| 2001 | 1025 | 20 | 7.5 |
| 2000 | 852 | 26 | 9.5 |
| 1999 | 752 | 30 | 10.6 |
| 1998 | 817 | 27 | 9.3 |
| 1997 | 585 | 44 | 15.0 |
| 1996 | 484 | 57 | 19.3 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Remi in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2021. First recorded in 2013. Her peak year there: 2022, at 152.2 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Remi per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2022 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Remi
1 in 183 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 185 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 700 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 1,689 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Remi.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Everleigh.
1 in 114 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 338 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 215 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 365 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 688 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Remi.
1 in 131 in Scotland
Middle names for Remi
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Remi Grace
2-1 beats · initials RG
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Remi Olivia
2-4 beats · initials RO · Remi slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Remi slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Remi Sophia
2-3 beats · initials RS
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Remi Maria
2-3 beats · initials RM
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Remi Emily
2-3 beats · initials RE · Remi slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Remi slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Remi Julia
2-3 beats · initials RJ
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Remi Rose
2-1 beats · initials RR
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Remi Miriam
2-3 beats · initials RM
Changes the beat after Remi: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
Same style as Remi
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 688 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 131 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 215 in England and Wales
93% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 304 in Northern Ireland
92% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 700 in England and Wales
91% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 106 in Scotland
91% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 383 in Northern Ireland
88% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
1 in 142 in England and Wales
88% alike: moves with Remi across countries and decades.
Questions about Remi
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Remi?
Her best rank is No. 38 in Queensland in 2025. She is in the published lists of 12 of our 40 regions.
What does Remi mean?
Wiktionary glosses Remi as "oarsman".
How do you pronounce Remi?
REM-ee, with 2 syllables.
Is Remi getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 7 of 10 regions, falling in none.
Which sister names go with Remi?
The deck's top five sisters for Remi: Esme, Arabella, Wren, Everly and Saoirse. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.