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Boy · Italian, through French
Gaétan
Say it: gah-ay-TAHN
Meaning
From Italian Gaetano, 'man of Gaeta', made popular by St Cajetan.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Very popular in Quebec in the 1940s and 1950s.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 113 babies given this name since 1930
- At its height in 1930, about 1 in 182,900 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| Italian | Gaetano |
|---|---|
| English | Cajetan |
Famous bearers
- Gaétan Boucher, Québécois speed skater
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.