Mae vs Remi
Mae 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, Mae was ranked #476 and Remi #55 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Mae was ranked #328 and Remi #115 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Mae was ranked #443 and Remi #160 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Mae was ranked #180 and Remi #184 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Mae and Remi over time
Mae and Remi appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Mae held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Remi in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Mae #180 in 2025, Remi #110 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Mae held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Remi in 11.
Highest recorded here: Mae #268 in 2007, Remi #160 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Mae #443, Remi #160.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2014–2025
Mae held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Remi in 5.
Highest recorded here: Mae #180 in 2025, Remi #110 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Mae #180, Remi #184.
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 | Mae | 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 | 1 | 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 #180 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #49 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Mae does not have one recorded yet.
- Mae has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Remi.
- A meaning is recorded for Remi; Mae doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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 recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 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