| Bellamy | Remy | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Fine friend | Oarsman |
| Origin | french | French |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | BEL-uh-mee | REM-ee |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1914 |
| Peak year | 2021 (447) | 2022 (924) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 781 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Bellamy | Remy |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,341 | 5,105 |
| 2010s | 673 | 4,792 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,242 |
| 1990s | 0 | 696 |
| 1980s | 0 | 291 |
| 1970s | 0 | 108 |
| 1960s | 0 | 99 |
| 1950s | 0 | 79 |
| 1940s | 0 | 27 |
| 1930s | 0 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0 | 23 |
| 1910s | 0 | 12 |
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.
From the French Remigius, linked to the Latin remex, “oarsman.”
Remy is more popular than Bellamy today: about 781 US babies were given the name Remy in 2025, compared with 0 named Bellamy.
Bellamy means Fine friend (french origin), while Remy means Oarsman (French origin).
In US records, Bellamy first appears in 0 and Remy in 1914, so Bellamy has the longer recorded history.