Gaetan — boys' name

What the Data Says About Gaetan

The Social Security Administration has registered 113 babies named Gaetan between 1930 and 2011, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gaetan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2002, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaetan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 38 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Gaetan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaetan 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 113 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.