Given name & surname

Gemini

“the twins; the third sign of the zodiac”

Gemini is used as a given name and a surname. One Latin interpretation is “the twins; the third sign of the zodiac.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Latin interpretation is “the twins; the third sign of the zodiac.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Gemini through the years

Babies since 1880
819
319 boys · 500 girls
Most popular year
2020
41 babies
2025
19
#6,236 for boys · #15,698 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−14%
Easing
Boys Girls
051015198020002025Highest share 2021Boys 8.2Girls 3.1
Gemini in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1965–2025, per million births of each sex. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,236 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 22.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 5 birth records for girls in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 659 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Gemini’s family of names

Gemini has a related form in Gemina. Gemini has a related form in Gemeena. Gemini has a related form in Gemella.

Walk Gemini’s family in the name graph

GeminiGeminyGeminaGeminieGemelleGemyniGemineyeGemellaGemminiGemynieGemeenaGemynaGemymi

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 11

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Appears in

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