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

Female
0.0%
Male
100.0%

This name is Primarily Male

👥 Age Distribution

Average Age: 66.8 years old

Young (<30) 734
19.1%
Adult (30–60) 963
25.1%
Senior (>60) 2,137
55.7%

📈 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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