Hermann vs Remi
Hermann 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2018, Hermann was ranked #348 and Remi #529 among boys in Norway.
Hermann and Remi over time
Hermann and Remi appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Remi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hermann in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Remi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hermann 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
Hermann and Remi changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 1959 and 2018, ending at #348 and #529.
- Longest-running competitions
Hermann and Remi were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 37 years, from 1959 to 2018, ending at #348 and #529.
List by list
Norway · Boys37 shared years, 1959–2018
Hermann held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Remi in 19.
Highest recorded here: Hermann #174 in 1999, Remi #144 in 1991.
The order changed in 2005: Hermann moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #333 and #322; by 2005 that had become #266 and #314.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Hermann #348, Remi #529.
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 | Hermann | Remi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Rémi, Rémy |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #402 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Remi has a recorded origin (Late Roman (Remigius), reaching English through French Rémi); Hermann does not have one recorded yet.
- Hermann and Remi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Remi; Hermann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hermann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #240 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #174 among boys in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #402 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
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