Remi
Remi is a unisex given name: about 46% of people named Remi are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.
Remi · Rémi
- Verdict
- Unisex
- Male / female split
- 46% male / 54% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, France, Belgium
- Also spelled
- Rémi
- US births since 1880
- 1,792 male / 6,228 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Remi
To address Remi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Remi," in English, "Guten Tag Remi," in German. About 46% of people named Remi are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Remi,
German
Guten Tag Remi,
French
Bonjour Remi,
Spanish
Estimado/a Remi:
Chinese
Remi您好：
Japanese
Remi様
English
Hi Remi,
German
Hi Remi,
French
Salut Remi,
Spanish
Hola Remi,
Chinese
Remi你好：
Japanese
Remiさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 22% |
| France | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Belgium | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Luxembourg | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Japan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Norway | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
1,792 male · 6,228 female · 8,020 births recorded
Since 1980: 20% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Remi a male or female name?
Remi is a unisex given name: about 46% of people named Remi are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Remi in an email?
To address Remi when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Remi," in English, "Guten Tag Remi," in German. About 46% of people named Remi are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Remi a unisex name?
Remi is a unisex name: 46% of people named Remi are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Remi a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/remi (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_remi,
title = {Is Remi a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/remi},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}