Head to head · Girls' names
Remi vs Rosalie
#145 vs #171 in 2025
Remi is ahead (#145 vs #171 in 2025), but the curves point different ways: Remi is stepping back from its peak, Rosalie is holding its place on the charts. On momentum, Rosalie has the edge.
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The tale of the tape
On the charts, Rosalie leads 4 measures of 6; Remi leads 2.
Ranks, counts and years are measured in the official US birth record; the classroom and living figures are estimates computed from it. The dot marks the side each measure favours on the charts — more common, not better.
What the records say
146 years of US births, drawn on one scale
Two curves, one scale
Who owned which decade
- 1880s: Remi —, Rosalie #297 — Rosalie higher
- 1890s: Remi —, Rosalie #302 — Rosalie higher
- 1900s: Remi —, Rosalie #262 — Rosalie higher
- 1910s: Remi —, Rosalie #215 — Rosalie higher
- 1920s: Remi —, Rosalie #185 — Rosalie higher
- 1930s: Remi —, Rosalie #169 — Rosalie higher
- 1940s: Remi —, Rosalie #190 — Rosalie higher
- 1950s: Remi —, Rosalie #333 — Rosalie higher
- 1960s: Remi #5485, Rosalie #527 — Rosalie higher
- 1970s: Remi #6889, Rosalie #833 — Rosalie higher
- 1980s: Remi #6005, Rosalie #940 — Rosalie higher
- 1990s: Remi #2639, Rosalie #1250 — Rosalie higher
- 2000s: Remi #1905, Rosalie #1389 — Rosalie higher
- 2010s: Remi #622, Rosalie #337 — Rosalie higher
- 2020s: Remi #130, Rosalie #182 — Remi higher
Rosalie stood higher in 14 of 15 decades; Remi took the 2020s.
Rank by decade
| Decade | Remi | Rosalie |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | — | #297 |
| 1890s | — | #302 |
| 1900s | — | #262 |
| 1910s | — | #215 |
| 1920s | — | #185 |
| 1930s | — | #169 |
| 1940s | — | #190 |
| 1950s | — | #333 |
| 1960s | #5485 | #527 |
| 1970s | #6889 | #833 |
| 1980s | #6005 | #940 |
| 1990s | #2639 | #1250 |
| 2000s | #1905 | #1389 |
| 2010s | #622 | #337 |
| 2020s | #130 | #182 |
Average national rank across each decade. A dash means the name sat outside the recorded top of that decade.
Around the world
Remi
- Scotland#46
Rosalie
- Canada#63
National statistics offices, latest published year.
The names themselves
Meaning, roots, sound and the people who carried each
Where each name comes from
Remi
oarsman, rower
From Latin Remigius, formed on remus, "oar". In American use Remi also works as a clipped form of longer names — Remington above all — so the same spelling can arrive with no Latin in its luggage at all.
Remigius → Rémi → Rémy → Remi
How it traveled
Remigius is a Latin name from remus, "oar", and it belonged to the bishop of Reims who baptized Clovis, king of the Franks, at the close of the fifth century — an event French tradition treats as the founding of Christian France. The saint's name stayed in ordinary French circulation for the next fourteen centuries, worn down to Rémi and Rémy, and spread in Latin dress across Italy, Spain and Poland as Remigio and Remigiusz.
Rosalie
rose
From Latin rosa, by way of the name Rosalia.
Rosa → Rosalia → Rosalie
How it traveled
The root is Latin rosa. Rosalia was both a Roman spring festival at which tombs were decorated with roses and, later, a personal name — borne by Saint Rosalia of Palermo, a twelfth-century hermit who became the city's patron and whose cult spread the name through Sicily and Italy.
Where a reading is contested the note says so — this page does not turn a guess into a fact. The chain is each name's recorded forms, oldest first; the story is its opening, told in full on the name's own page.
Out loud, and in short
Remi
REM-ee
Two syllables, stress on the first, with the short e of "hem". Some families say REE-mee. French speakers give it as ray-MEE, stress at the end — worth knowing if relatives abroad will be saying it.
- Rem — The one real shortening, informal and mostly within families; not used as a given name on its own.
- Remy — Used interchangeably with Remi by many families, and also stands alone as a given name for boys and girls.
- Remi — Works in the other direction too: it is the everyday short form for a child registered as Remington, Remus or Remigius.
Rosalie
ROH-zuh-lee
Also commonly ROZ-uh-lee, with a short first vowel; both are accepted in American English. In French the stress moves to the end: roh-zah-LEE.
- Rosie — The everyday short form, used for centuries; also given as a name on its own.
- Rose — Formal-sounding shortening that stands fully as an independent given name.
- Rosa — Used where Italian, Spanish or German is spoken in the family; a full name elsewhere.
- Ro — Informal, mostly within families and among friends.
- Also Lee.
Is it right for you
The differences that decide it, laid out by what you want
Choose by what you want
Choose Remi if you want…
- a name most people already know#145 in 2025, 2,023 babies that year
- a name past its most crowded yearsRemi is stepping back from its peak
- a name with fewer syllablesRemi is 2 syllables to Rosalie's 3
- a newer arrivalRemi entered the US charts in 1963
Choose Rosalie if you want…
- a name fewer children share#171 in 2025 — rosalie will almost certainly be the only one in school
- a name on the way upup 27 places on the charts in five years
- a name with more sound in itRosalie runs 3 syllables, Remi 2
- plenty of nickname options5 recorded short forms — Rosie, Rose and Rosa
Each line is a measured difference between the two names — a rank, a count, a recorded form — never a judgement of either. Save the one that answers your question; it lands on your shortlist.
The trade-offs, name by name
Remi
Strengths
- Short, two syllables, and spelled as it sounds — most English speakers get it right on a first reading.
- A documented line back to Latin Remigius and the bishop of Reims, so the name has fourteen centuries of continuous use behind it.
- Recognizable across French, Italian, Spanish and Polish in closely related forms, which helps in multilingual families.
To consider
- Remi and Remy compete closely, and Remmy turns up too. Expect a lifetime of "is that with an i or a y?" — not a problem, just a small recurring question.
- In the United States this spelling goes mostly to girls, so a boy named Remi will occasionally be assumed female on paper. In France the opposite holds, which can cut either way depending on who is reading the form.
- The wave is very recent, so nearly everyone carrying the name is still a child. There is no adult version of Remi in most people's minds yet — your child will help set it.
Rosalie
Strengths
- Meaning is settled and easy to say in one word: rose.
- Ready-made short forms — Rosie, Rose, Rosa — all of them long established, so nothing has to be invented.
- Recognizable across French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Hungarian, with only small changes of spelling.
To consider
- It sits in a crowded neighborhood of similar names — Rosalyn, Rosalind, Rosalia, Rosalee — so expect occasional corrections, especially in writing and over the phone.
- Two pronunciations circulate, ROH-zuh-lee and ROZ-uh-lee. Neither is wrong, but you will be asked which one you use.
- Rosie is such a natural shortening that the full name may end up reserved for forms and formal introductions.
Documented properties of each name — how it spells, travels and shortens — not opinions about the child.
How each is likely to age
Remi
40%chance Remi feels dated by 2040
Remi sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
Rosalie
25%chance Rosalie feels dated by 2040
Rosalie peaked long ago yet still holds steady — names that survive their own wave usually settle into quiet, durable classics.
A reading of where each name sits on the long naming cycle — computed, not measured, and explained on the data page.
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Where Remi and Rosalie each sit in the library — alternatives in the same style, ranked by the same records.
Remi or Rosalie — the short answers
- Which is more popular, Remi or Rosalie?
- Remi, in 2025: Remi ranked #145 with 2,023 babies; Rosalie ranked #171 with 1,797 babies.
- Which name is rising faster, Remi or Rosalie?
- Rosalie. Over the last five years Remi moved down 20 places; Rosalie moved up 27 places.
- Which is the older name, Remi or Rosalie?
- Remi entered the US charts in 1963; Rosalie was already in use when US records began in 1880. On the American record, Rosalie is the older name.
- How many people are named Remi and Rosalie?
- About 22,500 people named Remi are estimated to be alive in the US today. About 48,000 people named Rosalie are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- Will there be other Remis or Rosalies in the classroom?
- Remi will almost certainly be the only one in school. Rosalie will almost certainly be the only one in school.
US figures from the Social Security Administration, 1880–2025; international figures from national statistics agencies. Votes are battle voters on this site, not the birth record. Data & methodology
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