Gaetano
Gaetano was the 3979th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 636th; the most babies were born in 1921 (87). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,606 places. More babies were named Gaetano in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,979 boys, up 76 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 27boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 192187 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,861babies recorded
Gaetano popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,979 | 27 |
| 2020 | #4,055 | 25 |
| 2010 | #5,832 | 15 |
| 2000 | #3,105 | 28 |
| 1990 | #2,999 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,828 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,197 | 48 |
| 1960 | #1,634 | 25 |
| 1950 | #2,061 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,447 | 22 |
| 1930 | #1,073 | 42 |
| 1920 | #751 | 77 |
| 1910 | #662 | 20 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Gaetano, counting every spelling?
Gaetano has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Gaetano?
27 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Gaetano (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Gaetano born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 310 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Gaetano.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Gaetano?
About 2,000 people born in the US named Gaetano are alive today, with a median age of 43; half are between 23 and 59. That makes Gaetano mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Gaetano by state
How common Gaetano was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Gaetano
How popular is the name Gaetano?
Gaetano was the 3979th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 27 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 636th; the most babies were born in 1921 (87). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,606 places. More babies were named Gaetano in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Gaetano a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Gaetano in the US.
Where is Gaetano most popular?
In 2021–2025, Gaetano was most common in New York (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by Illinois and Illinois.