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Remi

Variation of Remy, French
"oarsman"
Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Thu Apr 24 2025

Remi Origin and Meaning

The name Remi is a girl's name of French origin meaning "oarsman".

Remi is an adorable name that's fashionable and keeps gaining momentum. Remi entered the US Top 1000 in 2013 and is now approaching the Top 100.

The Remi spelling is more popular for girls, while Remy is more popular for boys, though both spellings are in the Top 1000 for both genders. That's a remarkable success story for a name that, in the late 1900s, was given to only a handful of babies in the US.

# 127 in the US

Remi Rank in US Top 1000

# 220 on Nameberry

Remi Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Popularity of the name Remi

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Famous People Named Remi

  • Remington "Remi" Nelson
    model
  • Remi Hirano
    Japanese celebrity chef
  • Remi Ryan (b. 2013)
    daughter of rugby player Beau Ryan
  • Remington Monroe "Remi" Simms (b. 2015)
    daughter of reality TV personality Corey Simms ("Teen Mom 2")
  • Remi Balfour (b. 2016)
    daughter of TV journalist Catriona Shearer and David Balfour
  • Remi McKenna Lucas (b. 2016)
    daughter of musician Chris Lucas
  • Remi Sol Trippy (b. 2019) daughter of Charles and Allie Trippy
    YouTube vloggers

The name Remi in Pop Culture

  • Alice "Remi" Kruger aka Jane Doe
    character on TV's Blindspot
  • Remi Barberin
    main character in anime Remi, Nobody's Girl
  • Remi Otogiri
    character in video game Power Instinct
  • Remi Hoshikawa aka Five Yellow
    character on TV's Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman
  • Remi Do
    character in manghwa series Rebirth

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