Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2020

Gemini

Gender Unisex · 61% girls Rank 2025 #15,698
Rank 2025
#15,698
among girls · ↓8,660 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
19
named Gemini · -41% vs 2024
How common
1 in 321,453
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2020
41 babies
All-time total
819
#11,860 all-time among girls
First recorded
1965
in Social Security records

Gemini popularity over time

819 babies have been named Gemini since 1965, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s 18 – 18 2 – #3,614
1970s 27 10 37 4 +106% #5,910
1980s 7 – 7 1 -81% #8,401
1990s 61 28 89 9 +1171% #6,161
2000s 150 72 222 22 +149% #5,141
2010s 142 119 261 26 +18% #6,043
2020s (to 2025) 95 90 185 31 +18% #5,287

The story of Gemini

Gemini is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #15,698 in 2025 with 5 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1965, 819 American babies have been named Gemini, about 61% girls and 39% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2020, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Gemini stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Gemini?

The median living Gemini is about 14 years old; half are between 6 and 23. An estimated 800 people named Gemini are alive in the United States today.

median 14 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Gemini year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 5 #15,698 14 #6,236
2024 16 #7,038 16 #5,740
2023 14 #7,773 13 #6,657
2022 20 #6,064 8 #9,274
2021 24 #5,287 14 #6,135
2020 16 #7,030 25 #4,056
2019 17 #6,821 15 #5,908
2018 15 #7,510 14 #6,139
2017 14 #7,991 14 #6,137
2016 21 #6,043 16 #5,636
2015 11 #9,701 14 #6,093
2014 19 #6,542 7 #9,994
2013 13 #8,739 8 #9,070
2012 12 #9,288 9 #8,389
2011 15 #7,925 9 #8,295
2010 5 #17,919 13 #6,479
2009 18 #7,155 11 #7,371
2008 12 #9,684 7 #10,233
2007 11 #10,370 10 #7,784
2006 15 #7,998 6 #11,103
2005 12 #9,080 10 #7,299
2004 8 #11,992 9 #7,746
2003 15 #7,334 – –
2002 23 #5,141 6 #9,787
2001 18 #6,157 5 #11,140
2000 18 #6,033 8 #7,698
1995 – – 7 #7,265
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 – – – –
1975 6 #8,328 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 13 #3,614 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Gemini, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Gemini?

The median living Gemini is about 14 years old. Half of all living Geminis are between 6 and 23 years old.

How many people named Gemini are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Gemini are alive in the United States, based on 819 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Gemini in 2025?

Gemini ranked #15,698 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 5 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Gemini?

819 babies have been named Gemini in the United States since 1965, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Gemini most popular?

Gemini peaked in 2020, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Gemini a boy or girl name?

Gemini is used for both: about 61% of babies named Gemini have been girls and 39% boys.

Is the name Gemini rising or falling?

Gemini has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Names like Gemini

Names that sound and feel close to Gemini: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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