Caetano is a boy's name of Portuguese origin meaning “inhabitant of Gaeta.” In 2024 it was given to 12 boys in the United States.
Caetano belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “inhabitant of Gaeta” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Caetano first appears in Social Security records in 2003. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #6684 in 2012, and in 2024 12 babies received the name — 137 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Caetano means “inhabitant of Gaeta” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Caetano is a boy name. In 2024, 12 babies received the name in the US.
Caetano comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Caetano first appears in US records in 2003. Its best-ever ranking was #6684 in 2012, and 12 babies were given the name in 2024.
Caetano is pronounced /kaeˈtano̝/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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