Gaetano

A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from Gaeta; a form of Gaius.

Babies a year
28
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Gaetano by the numbers

Gaetano was given to 28 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 87 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that come from Gaius

Like Gaetano, each of these traces back to Gaius: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Caiorejoice; from Gaius36 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Gaiusrejoicing, happy6 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kajearth; a form of Kai or Gaius10 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Gaetano

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