Gethsemane comes from the Biblical tradition, meaning Garden of the Olive Press..
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How popular is Gethsemane?
2018peak year
Today, Gethsemane is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #13166), with only about 7 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2018, 12 babies were given the name (ranked #8805 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2000s. Gethsemane's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 84 babies have been registered as Gethsemane since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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