Cayetano — #9912 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Cayetano

The Social Security Administration has registered 745 babies named Cayetano between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Cayetano currently holds the #9912 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Cayetano performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Cayetano shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 182 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Cayetano in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Cayetano in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 745 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.