Gaetano

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Gaetano is an Italian masculine given name. It is derived from the Latin Caietanus, meaning "from Caieta".

From Wikipedia

Gaetano first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1999 with 686 babies (rank #68 that year). In 2024 it was given to 232 boys (rank #108). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Gaetano

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Gaetano yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
4Soul urgeThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

11,049

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

686

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Gaetano

Gaetano Donizetticomposer · b. 1797
Gaetano Scireaathlete · b. 1953
Gaetano Moscaphilosopher · b. 1858
Gaetano Castrovilliassociation football player · b. 1997
Gaetano Brescilaborer · b. 1869

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	686	#68
2000	644	#70
2001	650	#72
2002	575	#74
2003	543	#75
2004	525	#80
2005	557	#76
2006	519	#80
2007	484	#81
2008	484	#79
2009	478	#82
2010	437	#85
2011	398	#86
2012	394	#85
2013	330	#92
2014	372	#84
2015	363	#93
2016	321	#99
2017	337	#96
2018	330	#96
2019	300	#99
2020	264	#102
2021	296	#97
2022	279	#99
2023	251	#101
2024	232	#108