Is Gaetano a boy or girl name?

Gaetano is a boy’s name. Of the 3,861 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

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Gaetano

Recorded 1904–2025 · United States

Gaetano was most popular in 1921, when 87 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,450 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,861 people named Gaetano.

Gaetano over time

Births per year. The dot marks Gaetano’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Gaetano a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Gaetano is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,861 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Gaetano

Where Gaetano is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org