Remy

Remy is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Remy are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly maleHigh

Male 70%Female 30%

Remy · Rémy

Verdict: Mostly male
Male / female split: 70% male / 30% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Switzerland, France
Also spelled: Rémy
US births since 1880: 5,907 male / 4,156 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Remy

To address Remy when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Remy," in English, "Guten Tag Remy," in German. About 70% of people named Remy are men and 30% 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 Remy,

German

Guten Tag Remy,

French

Bonjour Remy,

Spanish

Estimado/a Remy:

Chinese

Remy您好：

Japanese

Remy様

English

Hi Remy,

German

Hi Remy,

French

Salut Remy,

Spanish

Hola Remy,

Chinese

Remy你好：

Japanese

Remyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Remy by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	unisex name	59%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
France	uncommon	man's name	98%
Luxembourg	uncommon	man's name	98%
Belgium	rare	man's name	98%
Netherlands	rare	man's name	75%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%
Norway	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

5,907 male · 4,156 female · 10,063 births recorded

Male 59%Female 41%

Since 1980: 58% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Remy a male or female name?

Remy is a unisex given name: about 70% of people named Remy are men and 30% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Remy in an email?

Is Remy a unisex name?

Remy is not a unisex name: 70% of people named Remy are men. Remy leans strongly male overall.

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.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Remy a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/remy (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_remy,
  title  = {Is Remy a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/remy},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}