Unisex name · since 1914
Remy
12,484 babies named Remy in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #408 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,484
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Remy currently ranks #408 among unisex names in America, with 12,484 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remy has been recorded 12,484 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #408 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #408 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 12,484 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Remy ranks #1,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #408 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 12,484 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #408 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 12,484
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Remy's 12,484 recorded births place it above 97.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Remy compares
12,484 Top 8% higher than 92% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Remy's all-time total is 34x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Remy | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 12,484 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 924 | 34 | 22,252 |
Remy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Remy's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 97% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 3%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1927, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 924, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Remy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 924
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Remy popularity over time - girls
8,262 total births recorded since 1964 (Remy as girls' name)
Remy by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,105 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Remy's strongest decade.
5,105 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Remy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 23
1920s
23 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 27
1940s
27 births
- 1950s 79
1950s
79 births
- 1960s 99
1960s
99 births
- 1970s 108
1970s
108 births
- 1980s 291
1980s
291 births
- 1990s 696
1990s
696 births
- 2000s 1,242
2000s
1,242 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,792 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,105 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,105 births (41% of all-time use).
How Remy compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Remy's total volume
Remy by state
Where Remy concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,202 | 17.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 895 | 7.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 778 | 6.2% |
| #4 | Florida | | 577 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Washington | | 433 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 400 | 3.2% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 348 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 334 | 2.7% |
2,202 of 12,484 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Remy appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Remys (2,202 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Remy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Remy draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.