Gaetano is an uncommon boys' name that peaked in 1921 and has since faded.
Gaetano is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,979 for boy births in the United States (and #8,510 across all names), given to 27 babies. Gaetano first appears in 1904 and peaked in 1921 (87 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | #3,979 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | #4,754 |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | #5,745 |
| 2022 | 15 | 15 | #5,958 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | #4,052 |
| 2020 | 25 | 25 | #4,055 |
| 2019 | 12 | 12 | #6,919 |
| 2018 | 16 | 16 | #5,616 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | #3,815 |
| 2016 | 26 | 26 | #4,029 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #5,585 |
| 2014 | 23 | 23 | #4,304 |
| 2013 | 22 | 22 | #4,374 |
| 2012 | 34 | 34 | #3,255 |
| 2011 | 18 | 18 | #5,051 |
| 2010 | 15 | 15 | #5,832 |
| 2009 | 21 | 21 | #4,637 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #4,304 |
| 2007 | 21 | 21 | #4,543 |
| 2006 | 25 | 25 | #3,927 |
| 2005 | 29 | 29 | #3,406 |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #3,487 |
| 2003 | 27 | 27 | #3,392 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #3,212 |
| 2001 | 28 | 28 | #3,172 |
| 2000 | 28 | 28 | #3,105 |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | #3,211 |
| 1998 | 34 | 34 | #2,515 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | #2,782 |
| 1996 | 28 | — | #2,700 |
| 1995 | 25 | — | #2,870 |
| 1994 | 24 | — | #2,978 |
| 1993 | 36 | — | #2,177 |
| 1992 | 20 | — | #3,257 |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #2,629 |
| 1990 | 21 | — | #2,999 |
| 1989 | 33 | — | #2,122 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | #2,888 |
| 1987 | 28 | — | #2,141 |
| 1986 | 29 | — | #2,023 |
| 1985 | 23 | — | #2,317 |
| 1984 | 30 | — | #1,857 |
| 1983 | 23 | — | #2,233 |
| 1982 | 30 | — | #1,871 |
| 1981 | 29 | — | #1,914 |
| 1980 | 31 | — | #1,828 |
| 1979 | 33 | — | #1,730 |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #1,767 |
| 1977 | 24 | — | #2,028 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #2,747 |
| 1975 | 32 | — | #1,601 |
| 1974 | 47 | — | #1,222 |
| 1973 | 36 | — | #1,412 |
| 1972 | 37 | — | #1,396 |
| 1971 | 49 | — | #1,170 |
| 1970 | 48 | — | #1,197 |
| 1969 | 46 | — | #1,156 |
| 1968 | 35 | — | #1,294 |
| 1967 | 30 | — | #1,393 |
| 1966 | 41 | — | #1,170 |
| 1965 | 43 | — | #1,149 |
| 1964 | 39 | — | #1,247 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | #1,240 |
| 1962 | 30 | — | #1,437 |
| 1961 | 31 | — | #1,447 |
| 1960 | 25 | — | #1,634 |
| 1959 | 23 | — | #1,680 |
| 1958 | 31 | — | #1,407 |
| 1957 | 24 | — | #1,647 |
| 1956 | 27 | — | #1,518 |
| 1955 | 17 | — | #1,923 |
| 1954 | 25 | — | #1,535 |
| 1953 | 24 | — | #1,560 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | #1,276 |
| 1951 | 17 | — | #1,861 |
| 1950 | 14 | — | #2,061 |
| 1949 | 27 | — | #1,416 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | #1,902 |
| 1947 | 23 | — | #1,570 |
| 1946 | 19 | — | #1,660 |
| 1945 | 19 | — | #1,549 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,547 |
| 1943 | 20 | — | #1,600 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | #1,283 |
| 1941 | 25 | — | #1,345 |
| 1940 | 22 | — | #1,447 |
| 1939 | 32 | — | #1,152 |
| 1938 | 31 | — | #1,179 |
| 1937 | 23 | — | #1,424 |
| 1936 | 35 | — | #1,106 |
| 1935 | 29 | — | #1,258 |
| 1934 | 29 | — | #1,253 |
| 1933 | 28 | — | #1,260 |
| 1932 | 30 | — | #1,241 |
| 1931 | 37 | — | #1,115 |
| 1930 | 42 | — | #1,073 |
| 1929 | 56 | — | #892 |
| 1928 | 65 | — | #816 |
| 1927 | 64 | — | #842 |
| 1926 | 56 | — | #898 |
| 1925 | 47 | — | #1,002 |
| 1924 | 60 | — | #902 |
| 1923 | 76 | — | #752 |
| 1922 | 70 | — | #803 |
| 1921 | 87 | — | #696 |
| 1920 | 77 | — | #751 |
| 1919 | 51 | — | #941 |
| 1918 | 79 | — | #714 |
| 1917 | 77 | — | #688 |
| 1916 | 76 | — | #682 |
| 1915 | 72 | — | #686 |
| 1914 | 64 | — | #636 |
| 1913 | 46 | — | #661 |
| 1912 | 43 | — | #641 |
| 1911 | 18 | — | #772 |
| 1910 | 20 | — | #662 |
| 1909 | 7 | — | #1,196 |
| 1908 | 9 | — | #978 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | #1,035 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | #1,306 |
| 1904 | 6 | — | #1,119 |