unisex name
Gemini
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 862
Gemini is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 63% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2020, when 41 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 174,520 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1965.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Gemini over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 37 |
| 1980s | 7 |
| 1990s | 89 |
| 2000s | 222 |
| 2010s | 261 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 185 |
How popular is Gemini?
In 2025, Gemini was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Gemini is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Gemini
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Gemini also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Gemini over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Gemini
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Gemini — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Gemini
How popular is the name Gemini?
In 2025, Gemini was given to 19 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Gemini a girl's or a boy's name?
Gemini is used for both girls and boys. About 63% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Gemini?
Gemini has 3 syllables.
When was Gemini most popular?
Gemini peaked in 2020, when 41 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Gemini a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Gemini currently ranks #6,414 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.