Girls' name · since 2002
Gethsemane
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Gethsemane, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #29,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
84 girls have been named Gethsemane since 2002, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Gethsemane recorded 84 times among girls since 2002, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2023.
- #29,091 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 84 born since 2002
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gethsemane ranks #29,091 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 2002, peaking in the 2000s.
- #29,091 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 84
- born since 2002
- 2000s
- peak decade
Gethsemane's 84 recorded births place it above 59.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gethsemane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gethsemane's full recorded timeline at 2014, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2004, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gethsemane popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2023
- Peak year (2018)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Gethsemane by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (35 births, 42% of the file).
2000s was Gethsemane's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Gethsemane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
35 births
- 2010s
2010s
34 births
- 2020s
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 35 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Gethsemane's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (35 total births) through the 2020s (15) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gethsemane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gethsemane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.