Given name
Gethsemane
“worker of the oil press”
Gethsemane is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “worker of the oil press.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “worker of the oil press.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2002. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Gethsemane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 84
- 0 boys · 84 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −78%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2018.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Gethsemane’s family of names
Gethsemane has a related form in Gethsemana. Gethsemane has a related form in Gethsemanea. Gethsemane has a related form in Gethsemanee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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