Recorded 1924–1952 Boys' name Peak 1935 28 births

Gaeton — boys' name

28 babies named Gaeton in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 1935. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s71940s101950s5
1940s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Gaeton was born in this single decade.

1935
Single peak year

7 babies were named Gaeton in 1935 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Gaeton

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Gaeton between 1924 and 1952, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Gaeton currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1952. The name reached its historical peak in 1935, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Gaeton performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Gaeton shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Gaeton 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 28 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.

Gaeton at a glance

Last recorded 1952

Total births

28

Since 1924

29 years of records

Peak year

1935

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1952

Active since

1924

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 1952

Gaeton popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–1924

Last recorded 1952
Peak year (1935)
7
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19521949194819351924 6

Gaeton by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
10 births that decade — 36% of Gaeton's all-time total
1920s61930s71940s101950s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Gaeton?
28 babies have been named Gaeton since 1924. It was last recorded in 1952. The peak year was 1935 with 7 births.
When was Gaeton most popular?
Gaeton was most popular in the 1940s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1935.
How long has the name Gaeton been used?
Gaeton has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 29 years of data through 1952.
What names are similar to Gaeton?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Gael, Gaetano, Gaelen, Gaelan, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1924–1952 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.