girls:
479 births since 1965
#5237 (8th percentile)
boys:
289 births since 1973
#4297 (6th percentile)
overall:
768 births since 1965
#6971 (10th percentile)
The name Gemini is the #6,971 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 768 recorded births since 1965. This represents the 9.9% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 9.9% of all names). For girls, it ranks #5,237 (8.3% percentile) for all time with 479 births since 1965. For boys, it ranks #4,297 (6.2% percentile) for all time with 289 births since 1973.
Gemini first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1965 (1965 for girls and 1973 for boys). Birth data for Gemini is available in 42 out of the 59 years between 1965 and 2023 (37 years for girls and 30 years for boys). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.
The name Gemini has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (62.4% of all recorded births). In 2023, 51.9% of babies named Gemini were girls.
For girls, Gemini reached its peak popularity in 2021, achieving the 2.0% percentile (ranked #917) with 13 births per million. The name was most common in 2021, with 13 births per million (ranked 2.0% percentile). Despite a peak around 2009, the name has seen a recent rise in popularity for girls. Currently, Gemini ranks #938 for girls (1.0% percentile) with 8 births per million, which is 59.7% of its peak share of births.
For boys, Gemini reached its peak popularity in 2020, achieving the 2.2% percentile (ranked #881) with 14 births per million. The name was most common in 2020, with 14 births per million (ranked 2.2% percentile). Since reaching a high point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been declining. Currently, Gemini ranks #903 for boys (0.9% percentile) with 7 births per million, which is 52.5% of its peak share of births.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Gemini".
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Our model has identified 5 different pronunciations for the name Gemini. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 47.8% confident that Gemini is pronounced as JEH-muh-nai, which has 3 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is JEH-muh-nee, at 23.9% confidence, with 3 syllables.
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