Recorded 2002–2023 Girls' name Peak 2018 84 births

Gethsemane — girls' name

84 babies named Gethsemane in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s352010s342020s15
2000s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Gethsemane was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Gethsemane in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gethsemane

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Gethsemane between 2002 and 2023, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Gethsemane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gethsemane performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Gethsemane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gethsemane in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 84 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Gethsemane at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

84

Since 2002

22 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2002

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2023

Gethsemane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2002

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
468101214 2023201920172014200820042002 6

Gethsemane by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
35 births that decade — 42% of Gethsemane's all-time total
2000s352010s342020s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gethsemane?
84 babies have been named Gethsemane since 2002. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Gethsemane most popular?
Gethsemane was most popular in the 2000s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Gethsemane been used?
Gethsemane has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 22 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Gethsemane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Getsemani, Gethsemani, Getrude, Getzemani, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.