| Bellamy | Remi | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fine friend | Oarsman |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | BEL-uh-mee | ray-MEE |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1915 |
| Peak year | 2021 (447) | 2021 (360) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 323 |
| Trend | Rising | Near its peak |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bellamy | Remi |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,341 | 1,955 |
| 2010s | 673 | 1,235 |
| 2000s | 0 | 389 |
| 1990s | 0 | 198 |
| 1980s | 0 | 100 |
| 1970s | 0 | 81 |
| 1960s | 0 | 80 |
| 1950s | 0 | 52 |
| 1940s | 0 | 33 |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 |
| 1920s | 0 | 34 |
| 1910s | 0 | 23 |
From Old French bel ami 'beautiful/fine friend' (bel from Latin bellus 'beautiful' + ami 'friend'). NOTE: 'beautiful' here modifies 'friend' (a fine or handsome companion) rather than naming beauty outright, but the bellus root is explicit.
Rémi comes from the Latin Remigius, “oarsman.”
Remi is more popular than Bellamy today: about 323 US babies were given the name Remi in 2025, compared with 0 named Bellamy.
Bellamy means Fine friend (french origin), while Remi means Oarsman (French origin).
In US records, Bellamy first appears in 0 and Remi in 1915, so Bellamy has the longer recorded history.