Boys' name · since 1924
Gaeton
Gaeton has 28 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1935 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gaeton sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaeton has been recorded 28 times among boys since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 1952.
- #26,334 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 1924
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Gaeton ranks #26,334 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 1924, peaking in the 1940s.
- #26,334 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 1924
- 1940s
- peak decade
Gaeton's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Gaeton's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Gaeton's full recorded timeline at 1948, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1935 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Gaeton popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1952
- Peak year (1935)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Gaeton by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (10 births, 36% of the file).
1940s was Gaeton's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Gaeton births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
10 births
- 1950s
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 10 births (36% of all-time use).
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- Gaeton's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (10 total births) through the 1950s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Gaeton: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1935)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1924–1952 (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 Gaeton 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.