Rémy

Sorry, but I can't see it on an adult, especially on a woman. I don't really like it as a name either. If you really want to call your kid this, I would use it as a nickname for something like Jeremy, Remiel, Remus, Remigio, Rema, ect.

Remy is one of the two best names in the world. I have a Remy. The name has traveled with him for 14 years. It suited him as a baby. It suits him as a lovely teenaged - slightly left-field - creative artist. He really likes his name too. He isn’t from Reims. Or a rower. But I’m half French. That and how much I fancied Gambit (in the comics. Not in the films) informed my choice. There’s a girl ‘Remi’ at his school. There are no others. It’s a real name. Not like ‘Auburn’, ‘Wolf’, ‘Blaze’ or any such silliness. But it’s not in the top ten names for 2023 either. You’ll know if a name suits a baby when you first see their face anyway, I think. If he hadn't have looked like a Remy, I might have called him Dave. After my husband. Who is so not a Dave!

Nice and classic on a boy. On a girl it just seems like you don't know anything about the history of the name and used it just to be cute and trendy which makes it kind of tacky.

I would name a dog Rémy, I prefer it on an animal more than on a person but it’s okay.

Remy, the Ratatouille, the rat of all my dreaaams.

Please don’t do this to a poor little girl! I would absolutely hate being stuck with name!

Somewhat nice on a boy, but not my favorite. I think it's silly and trendoid on girls.

Ugly in my opinion.

Rémy is so much better than the heavily condemned Remington.

This is my DAUGHTER’s name, but spelled Remi. I think it sounds very bold and strong, just like my daughter! She’s ten now and has yet to run across anyone else with the same name. I love that it makes her unique! Most people pronounce and spell it right on the first try, so that’s a plus. I think it’s lovely for a girl or a boy. It’s beautiful, powerful, and one of a kind.

This would be a cute name for a dog.
It's good on humans as well.

My name is Remi, it's short for Remigius. Still fallen into the clay of the Netherlands, haha. I found that the meaning of Remiël being 'the thunder of God' fits perfectly if it comes to aspects of my personality. :)

Lovely for a boy, trash for a girl.

Honestly, I'm not sure this name should really be used in the US (unless the parents are French speakers, of course)
The English pronunciation is kind of awkward, and most Americans (that can't speak French, and many who do) will pronounce the name wrong.
US aside though, it's kind of short for my tastes, though I can see why its popularity has been noticeable. Seems like a classic.

Originally whichever way it is spelt Remy/Remi is a boy's name. My grandson is Remi and everyone loves and remembers his name, also no-one has ever said 'Oh, isn't that a girl's name!' Although I think it's a great name for either a boy or girl.

My daughter's name is Remi and I found her beautiful name when looking at several name sites. The name I was leaning toward was Remedy but found Remi as a similar version. Remi and Remy can be either for boy or girl.

I prefer the feminine name Remei for a girl. It means remedy and is a completely different name. Remy is cute for a boy.

In American naming culture, many (if not most) names ending in the "ie", "ee", "i", "y" sounds are generally considered dominantly feminine. Of course there are exceptions; Ramsey or Jeremy, for example are usually considered to be masculine, but Emily, Hailey, Abby, Mary, etc. - are all feminine and there are far fewer male names ending in the "y" sound. (So it's not an issue of being "culturally insensitive" to the French, or ridiculous, or any other name-shaming insults many people have decided to insinuate here - it's a matter of most names ending in "y" are traditionally considered feminine.)

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Americans generally pronounce the "emy" portion of Remy (or Remi) to be pronounced like "Emmy", rather than the French pronunciation where is sounds more like "Aimee" -- and here, it's commonly associated with the name Remington (as in the gun manufacturer: pronounced Remm-ing-ton, not Ray-ming-ton).

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My cousin named his daughter Remington, her nickname is Remy, and it's adorable. For anyone feeling the need to insult others about their names, or their choices in what they decide to name their children, you come across to the rest of us as ugly, narrow-minded and pretentious.

Remi is a beautiful name for a boy or a girl. My name is Remi and I wouldn't change it for anything (and I'm a woman).

I much prefer Remy (Reh-me or ray-me) either way, I see them both as 100% masculine.

100% masculine. Ask any French person. Putting Remy on a girl would be like naming a boy Gisele or Angelique. It's as masculine as Pierre, Henri, and Andre.

I seem to be in the minority here, as I find "Remy" to be an attractive name for girls. In my humble opinion, people are ENTIRELY too fixated on this being masculine only. Comments like "I hate that this name is used for girls" and "boy boy boy!" seem rather ridiculous to me.

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I suppose people are afraid that their favorite boys' names will become unisex, and then from unisex become predominantly female. Honestly though, there's nothing stopping people from continuing to name their little boys "Madison" and "Ashley" except social factors. Society likes their girls and boys to be clearly separated from one another, and any blurring of that demarcation is uncomfortable for a lot of people.

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There is nothing wrong with tradition so long as it's kept in check by reason. Preserving a name's origins is important, and people are certainly not without justification in wanting to stick with that traditional usage.

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However! People go too far in my mind when they start crying foul over deviations in gender and lamenting that a name has been "handed over to the girls" (as one comment puts it). Regardless of the original intent of such comments, on a certain level they ultimately seem to imply that because females are now associating themselves with a traditionally masculine name, it's somehow tainted and loses whatever masculine powers it originally carried.

Regardless if written as "Rémi" or "Remy", this is a boys' name. For all I care, you can go ahead and name your daughter Remy (or how about Lucas for your daughter and Jessica for your son?), but to quote you, "it would seem rather ridiculous to me".
PS: Your reasoning is absurd. Just because people don't want the traditional names of their culture twisted and misused, doesn't make them intolerant, socially backwards or even sexist ("girls and boys clearly separated").

I hate that this name is becoming used for girls. It's such a masculine name. Let's keep it that way.

I'm a fan of unisex names, but Rémi (or Remy) is all boy. But I don't care if the Americans use the name Remy for girls. I dislike the English pronunciation anyway.

I hate that this is another name that some people have turned into a female name.

A stunning completely masculine name. Despite the fact that I've known a girl named Remy and love the book This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen this book is all male to me.

Definitely a male name. Cannot picture it on a girl. I really like it. Oh and there's a band called Remy Zero. No accent over the E though, so it's pronounced reh-mee.

Love this name mainly because of Gambit. He=Major love.

I think of it as more of a feminine name.

Boy. Boy. Boy. French pronunciation only! Please don't let this become the next Madison, a boy's name handed over to the girls.