Gaetano
How to say it: guy-TAH-noh · /ɡaɪˈtɑːnoʊ/
Italian name meaning 'from Gaeta', a city in Italy - classic saint's name in southern Italy.
Gaetano was the 3,155th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 27 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 1910s, its births are up about 52% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #2,575 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #3,155 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 27 |
| Share of births | 1 in 122,790 |
| Peak decade | 1910s |
| Change over 10 years | +52% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,575 |
| In France, 2025 | #2,436 among boys’ names, 5 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Gaetano peaked in the 1910s.
What goes with it
Parents who love Gaetano also love
Nicknames
- Tano
- Nino
Honouring a Gaetano in the family
- Tanopet form
- Ninopet form
- Caetanoequivalent
- Gaëtanequivalent
- Cayetanoequivalent
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Gaetano is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Italian.
In France: #2,436 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Gaetano
- Gaetano Donizetti (1797–1848)Italian opera composer
- Gaetano Scirea (1953–1989)Italian footballer
- Gaetano Castrovilli (born 1997)Italian association football player
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