The baby name Gaetan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ɡa.e.tɑ̃/ (gah-eh-TAHN); English (anglicized): /ˈɡeɪtən/ (GAY-tən).
The baby name Gaetan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced French: /ɡa.e.tɑ̃/ (gah-eh-TAHN); English (anglicized): /ˈɡeɪtən/ (GAY-tən).
Gaetan is French, Italian, Latin in Origin.
Gaetan traces to Latin Caietanus, meaning “from Gaeta,” the coastal city in Lazio, Italy (ancient Caieta). The name traveled through Italian Gaetano and into French, where it appears as Gaëtan; the unaccented Gaetan is a modern, internationally streamlined spelling. Its sense is toponymic: “man of Gaeta” or “one who hails from Gaeta.”
Usage grew in Catholic Europe thanks to renowned bearers. St. Gaetano (Cajetan) of Thiene (1480–1547), a reforming priest and founder of the Theatines, popularized the Italian form, while the Dominican theologian Cardinal Cajetan (Tommaso de Vio, from Gaeta) spread the Latinized version. In France and Francophone Canada, Gaëtan peaked in the 20th century and remains familiar though less common today. Variants and cognates include Gaëtan/Gaétan (French), Gaetano (Italian), Cayetano (Spanish), Caetano (Portuguese), and Cajetan (English/Latin); feminines Gaetana/Gaëtane and Cayetana; diminutives Tano and Tanino.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CM | 0 | #51 | 6 | 2,592 | |
| LU | 0 | #63 | 4 | 2,830 | |
| MU | 0 | #135 | 3 | 3,613 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #209 | 10 | 4,970 |
| IR | 0 | #231 | 1 | 4,221 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #245 | 5 | 5,568 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #258 | 412 | 12,054 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #275 | 83 | 8,477 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2010 | #314 | 5 | 2,386 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #330 | 2 | 9,639 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #362 | 1 | 8,539 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #383 | 5 | 2,865 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #413 | 1 | 5,922 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #552 | 9 | 11,671 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #622 | 1 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #736 | 4 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2011 | #851 | 5 | 7,432 |
| TN | 0 | #863 | 3 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #943 | 10 | 5,697 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,032 | 2 | 16,355 |
| MA | 0 | #1,119 | 10 | 20,986 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,265 | 8 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,417 | 55 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Gaetan is popular in 41 countries — most recent births per country:
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