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 1904 and has been recorded in 120 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1921 with 87 babies (rank #696 that year). In 2024 it was given to 21 boys (rank #4,739). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

3,834

Total babies (all years)

120

Years in the data

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

Share your Gaetano story

Why did you choose this name — or what does it mean to you? Approved stories appear on this page.

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Gaetano in 2024

Other boys' names starting with G

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1904	6	#1,119
1905	5	#1,306
1907	8	#1,035
1908	9	#978
1909	7	#1,196
1910	20	#662
1911	18	#772
1912	43	#641
1913	46	#661
1914	64	#636
1915	72	#686
1916	76	#682
1917	77	#688
1918	79	#714
1919	51	#941
1920	77	#751
1921	87	#696
1922	70	#803
1923	76	#752
1924	60	#902
1925	47	#1,002
1926	56	#898
1927	64	#842
1928	65	#816
1929	56	#892
1930	42	#1,073
1931	37	#1,115
1932	30	#1,241
1933	28	#1,260
1934	29	#1,253
1935	29	#1,257
1936	35	#1,106
1937	23	#1,424
1938	31	#1,179
1939	32	#1,152
1940	22	#1,447
1941	25	#1,345
1942	30	#1,283
1943	20	#1,600
1944	20	#1,547
1945	19	#1,549
1946	19	#1,660
1947	23	#1,570
1948	16	#1,902
1949	27	#1,416
1950	14	#2,061
1951	17	#1,861
1952	34	#1,276
1953	24	#1,560
1954	25	#1,535
1955	17	#1,923
1956	27	#1,518
1957	24	#1,646
1958	31	#1,407
1959	23	#1,680
1960	25	#1,634
1961	30	#1,474
1962	31	#1,408
1963	39	#1,240
1964	39	#1,247
1965	43	#1,149
1966	41	#1,171
1967	30	#1,393
1968	35	#1,294
1969	46	#1,157
1970	48	#1,197
1971	49	#1,171
1972	37	#1,396
1973	36	#1,412
1974	47	#1,222
1975	32	#1,602
1976	15	#2,747
1977	24	#2,027
1978	30	#1,767
1979	33	#1,730
1980	31	#1,827
1981	29	#1,915
1982	30	#1,870
1983	23	#2,233
1984	30	#1,857
1985	23	#2,318
1986	29	#2,023
1987	28	#2,140
1988	19	#2,888
1989	33	#2,123
1990	21	#2,999
1991	26	#2,629
1992	20	#3,258
1993	36	#2,177
1994	24	#2,978
1995	25	#2,870
1996	28	#2,700
1997	28	#2,782
1998	34	#2,515
1999	25	#3,211
2000	28	#3,105
2001	28	#3,172
2002	28	#3,212
2003	27	#3,392
2004	27	#3,487
2005	29	#3,406
2006	25	#3,927
2007	21	#4,542
2008	23	#4,304
2009	21	#4,637
2010	15	#5,831
2011	18	#5,051
2012	34	#3,255
2013	22	#4,374
2014	23	#4,303
2015	16	#5,584
2016	26	#4,028
2017	28	#3,814
2018	16	#5,614
2019	12	#6,916
2020	25	#4,054
2021	26	#4,050
2022	15	#5,951
2023	16	#5,742
2024	21	#4,739