How Many People Are Named Gaetano?
3,834
people in the United States are named Gaetano
1 in 87,376 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#4966
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
0.0011%
Of US population
Peak Year
1921
87 births
Trend
→
Stable
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
Italian
Pronunciation:
ga-e-TA-no
Gender:
Primarily Male
Meaning:
Italian form of the Latin name Caietanus, which meant "from Caieta". Caieta (now called Gaeta) was a town in ancient Italy, its name deriving either from Kaiadas, the name a Greek location where prisoners were executed, or else from Caieta, the name of the nurse of Aeneas. Saint Gaetano was a 16th-century Italian priest who founded the Theatines.
⚧ Gender Distribution
This name is Primarily Male
👥 Age Distribution
Average Age: 66.8 years old
📈 Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1904 to 2024
📍 State-Wise Distribution
New York
1,450
Massachusetts
216
New Jersey
202
Pennsylvania
167
Connecticut
50
California
43
Illinois
28
Rhode Island
27
💡 Fun Facts About "Gaetano"
- 21 babies were named Gaetano in 2024
- Most popular in the year 1921
- Currently stable in popularity
- First recorded in 1904
- Most popular in New York
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