Remy

French from Latin

"oarsman"

Remy Origin and Meaning

The name Remy is a boy's name of French, Latin origin meaning "oarsman".

Remy is one of the hottest names today for both boys and girls, sometimes spelled Remi. . It entered the popularity list in 2009 and has quickly become one of the fastest-rising names on the list.

Remy came into the spotlight via the 2007 Disney film Ratatouille, starring an ambitious chef named Remy—who happened to be a rat. The name has also been borne by a variety of human characters in The Da Vinci Code, House, New Girl, and The Fairly Oddparents.

The name of a fifth century saint and one of a new generation of French names being discovered in the US, Remy is one of those ancient names that sounds particularly modern and attractive.

Remy de Gourmont was a French Symbolist poet, and Remy Charlip is a children's book author and illustrator.

Remy Rank in US Top 1000

# 390 in the US

Remy Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 109 on Nameberry

Remy Popularity

• 390 US 2023
• 109 Nameberry 2024
• 51 Unisex 2023
• 281 Future 2028
• 148 England 2021
• 173 Scotland 2023
• 98 Australia 2023
• 98 Dogs 2020

20 Names Similar to Remy

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Remy.

• Remi
• Remy
• Rory
• Remington
• Luca
• Otto
• Kit
• Arlo
• Remi
• Otis
• Nico
• Ellis
• Milo
• Soren
• Quinn
• Lennox
• Romy
• Roman
• Roscoe
• Ari

Famous People Named Remy

• Saint Remy aka Remigius Bishop of Tours
• Remy Thorne American actor
• Remy Hii Australian actor
• Rémy Vincent Andrianjanaka Malagasy politician
• Remy Belleau French renaissance poet
• Rémy Belvaux Belgian actor
• Remy Bonjasky Surninam,born Dutch professional K,1 kickboxer
• Rémy Cabella French footballer
• Rémy Card French Linux software developer
• Rémi Casty French rugby league footballer
• Rémy Ceillier French Benedictine monk and historian
• Remy Charlip American children's book author and illustrator
• Rémy Couvez French musician who plays the hurdy,gurdy
• Remy de Gourmont French writer
• Rémy Désilets Canadian politician
• Rémy Di Gregorio French professional cyclist
• Rémy Girard Québécois actor
• Remy Hamilton American NFL football kicker
• Remy Hermoso Venezuelan baseball player
• Remy Keo Cambodian politician
• Rémy Julienne French stunt performer
• Rémy Maertens Belgian tug of war competitor
• Rémy Martin French rugby union flanker
• Remy Munasifi American stand,up comedian, parody musician and video artist
• Rémy Noë English painter of French,Dutch descent
• Remy Ong Singaporean bowling champion
• Rémy Pflimlin French media executive
• Rémy Pointereau French politician
• Remy Presas Filipino martial artist
• Remy P. Presas American martial artist
• Rémy Raffalli French World War II soldier
• Rémy Riou French footballer
• Remy Shand Canadian R&B/Soul artist
• Rémy Trudel Québécois politician
• Rémy Vercoutre Soccer goalkeeper
• Remy Wellen German ice hockey forward
• Achille Rémy Percheron French entomologist
• Jean Rémy Ayouné former foreign minister of Gabon
• Jean Rémy Bessieux, French missionary and bishop
• Jean Rémy Moët, French wine merchant of Moët et Chandon
• Loic Remy French International Footballer
• Jerry Remy American baseball announcer and former player

Remy in Pop Culture

• Remy rat and main character in Pixar's Ratatouille
• Remy Etienne Lebeau aka Gambit character in Marvel's X,Men series
• Remy Delatour character on TV's Devious Maids
• Remy Danton character on TV's House of Cards
• Remy Baudouin character in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
• Remy Buxaplenty character in animated series The Fairly OddParents
• Rémy Legaludec character in The Da Vinci Code
• Remy Marathe character in David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
• Remy McSwain character in movie "The Big Easy"
• Remy character in video game StreetFighter
• Remy secretary of Lord Julian on TV's "Reign"
• Remy Landlord on TV's New Girl
• Remy Thomas Sanders personality for "sleep"
• Chris "Remy" Rembrandt a.k.a. Springheel character in the "Commitment" campaign of the podcast "The Adventure Zone"