Gaetano is a boy's name of Italian origin meaning “from Caieta.” In 2024 it was given to 21 boys in the United States.
Gaetano belongs to the Italian tradition. Its meaning — “from Caieta” — is the sense carried by its Italian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Gaetano first appears in Social Security records in 1904. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #636 in 1914, and in 2024 21 babies received the name — 3,834 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Gaetano means “from Caieta” in its Italian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Gaetano is a boy name. In 2024, 21 babies received the name in the US.
Gaetano comes from the Italian tradition.
Gaetano first appears in US records in 1904. Its best-ever ranking was #636 in 1914, and 21 babies were given the name in 2024.
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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