Given name · also Latin
Cayetana
“inhabitant of Gaeta”
Cayetana is a feminine given name from Latin (ultimately Italian), meaning “inhabitant of Gaeta.” It is used in Spanish.
Original ItalianGaetano
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Cayetana comes from Latin, and ultimately from Italian.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Spanish usage, Cayetana developed from Gaetano.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1928. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Cayetana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 154
- 0 boys · 154 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,582 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +236%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,582 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 369 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Cayetana’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Cayetana developed from the Italian form Gaetano.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Cayetana
- Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba18th Duchess of Alba, Grandee of Spain1926–2014
- Cayetana Álvarez de ToledoSpanish journalist, politician and peer (born 1974)
- Cayetana Guillén CuervoSpanish actressborn 1969
- Tana De ZuluetaItalian politicianborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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