Remie
Remie was the 4049th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3708th with 41 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,044 places. More babies were named Remie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Remi) oarsman (via Rémy) · French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,049 girls, down 222 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 36girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201941 babies
- Total since 1880
- 581babies recorded
What does the name Remie mean?
Remie is a spelling of Remi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Remi's meaning and origin.
Remi is a spelling of Remy, from French Rémy and Latin Remigius. DMNES derives the name from Latin remex, 'oarsman', and notes that Saint Remigius (Rémy) of Reims baptized the Frankish king Clovis in the 5th century, which made the name most common in France. Wiktionary describes Remi as a unisex variant of Remy. The ancient Gaulish tribe called the Remi, described on Wikipedia, has an unrelated name.
Remigius (Latin, “Remigius”)rēmex (Latin, “oarsman”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Remy, Rémy, Remington, Remigius.
See also: Latin names, names from occupations.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Remi', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Remy', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wikipedia, 'Remi', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Remie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 16 since 2015.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,049 | 36 |
| 2020 | #3,827 | 38 |
| 2010 | #7,816 | 16 |
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How popular is Remie, counting every spelling?
Remie is a spelling of Remi, a name family that ranked #161 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,049 for Remie on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,101 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remi | 2,023 | #145 | 10,891 |
| Remmi | 28 | #4,849 | 162 |
| Remie | 36 | #4,049 | 158 |
| Remmie | 9 | #10,739 | 56 |
| Remee | 5 | #16,739 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Remie?
36 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Remie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Remie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 233 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Remie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Remie?
About 600 people born in the US named Remie are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Remie a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Remie by state
How common Remie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Remie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Remie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Remie
What does Remie mean?
Remie is a spelling of Remi, which means “oarsman (via Rémy)” (French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Remie?
Remie was the 4049th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 36 babies. Its best year was 2019, when it ranked 3708th with 41 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,044 places. More babies were named Remie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Remie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Remie in the US.
Where is Remie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Remie was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 girls).