Boys' name · since 1904
Gaetano
Gaetano has 3,861 recorded births since 1904 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,861
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Gaetano is the #3966 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 3,861 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaetano has been recorded 3,861 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #3966 nationally and more common than 72% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #2,149 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,966 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,861 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaetano ranks #2,149 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,966 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,861 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,149 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,966 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,861
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Gaetano's 3,861 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Gaetano compares
3,861 Top 15% higher than 85% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Gaetano's all-time total is 10x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Gaetano | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,861 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 87 | 34 | 22,252 |
Gaetano's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Gaetano's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 87, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Gaetano popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 87
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Gaetano by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (658 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Gaetano's strongest decade.
658 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Gaetano births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 35
1900s
35 births
- 1910s
1910s
546 births
- 1920s
1920s
658 births
- 1930s
1930s
316 births
- 1940s 221
1940s
221 births
- 1950s 236
1950s
236 births
- 1960s
1960s
359 births
- 1970s
1970s
351 births
- 1980s
1980s
275 births
- 1990s
1990s
267 births
- 2000s 257
2000s
257 births
- 2010s 210
2010s
210 births
- 2020s 130
2020s
130 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 658 births (17% of all-time use).
How Gaetano compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Gaetano's total volume
Gaetano by state
Where Gaetano concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 1,450 | 37.6% |
| #2 | Massachusetts | | 216 | 5.6% |
| #3 | New Jersey | | 202 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 167 | 4.3% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 50 | 1.3% |
| #6 | California | | 43 | 1.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 33 | 0.9% |
| #8 | Rhode Island | | 27 | 0.7% |
1,450 of 3,861 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Gaetano's data
- Gaetano's decade-level peak was the 1920s (658 total births); usage has since declined to 130 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Gaetanos (1,450 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Gaetano
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Gaetano: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Gaetano draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.