Given name & surname
Caetano
“inhabitant of Gaeta”
Caetano is a masculine given name from Latin (ultimately Italian), meaning “inhabitant of Gaeta.” It is used in Portuguese and Galician.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Caetano is a form of Gaetano. An origin associated with Gaetano is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Galician usage, Caetano developed from Gaetano.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Caetano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 150
- 150 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,516 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,516 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 177 as a first name in 2020; 1,237 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Caetano’s family of names
In Galician usage, Caetano developed from the Italian form Gaetano. In Portuguese usage, Caetano has a conventional equivalent in the English form Cajetan. Caetano is a form of Gaetano.
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Around the world
Caetano has relatives in 6 languages.
7 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 12
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Gaetanocognate · Italian
- Cayetanoequivalent
- KajetanGerman
- Gaetanequivalent
- Kajetánequivalent
- Gaietàequivalent
- Gaëtanequivalent
- Caietanusequivalent
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People named Caetano
- Caetano VelosoBrazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activistborn 1942
- VeludoBrazilian footballer and manager (1930-1973)
- Caetano N'TchamaPrime Minister of Guinea-Bissau1955–2007
- Caetano da Costa AlegrePortuguese poet (1864-1890)
- Caetano CalilBrazilian footballer and managerborn 1984
- Caetano Lima dos SantosCatholic bishop (1916–2014)
- Caetano FerrariBrazilian priest and bishop of Bauruborn 1942
- Caetano Alexandre de Almeida e AlbuquerquePortuguese colonial administrator and a military personnel1824–1916
- Caetano HortaSpanish rowerborn 2003
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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