Gaetano
Meaning
“An Italian name meaning from Gaeta, an Italian coastal town, from Latin Caietanus.”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Gaetano has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
142 people · the #32,284 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 63
Among people named Gaetano living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Gaetano
People given the name Gaetano in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Gaetano deep dive
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