Clementine vs Remi
Clementine and Remicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Clementine was ranked #541 and Remi #55 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Clementine was ranked #391 and Remi #115 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clementine was ranked #193 and Remi #160 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Clementine was ranked #544 and Remi #184 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Clementine and Remi over time
Clementine and Remi appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Clementine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Remi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clementine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Remi in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Clementine and Remi changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #193 and #160.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clementine held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Remi in 8.
Highest recorded here: Clementine #175 in 2021, Remi #160 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clementine #193, Remi #160.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Clementine | Remi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The English form of Rémi, tracing back to the Late Roman name Remigius. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Late Roman (Remigius), reaching English through French Rémi |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Rémi, Rémy |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Remi has a recorded origin (Late Roman (Remigius), reaching English through French Rémi); Clementine does not have one recorded yet.
- Clementine has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Remi.
- A meaning is recorded for Remi; Clementine doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Clementine
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #686 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #175 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Remi
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #319 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2020–2025
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls