How Many People Are Named Gaetan?
An estimated 97 people in the United States have the first name Gaetan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Gaetan peaked in popularity in 2002 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaetan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Gaetan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Gaetan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
97
About 1 in 3,533,550 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2002
9 births
Total Registered
113
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaetan
Gaetan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 113 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Gaetan as a male name
Ranked #12,917 in 2011
5 male births in 2011
Peak: 2002 (9 births)
Gaetan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaetan span from the 1930s to the 2010s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 38 babies were registered. Gaetan has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaetan by Decade
How has Gaetan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Gaetan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaetan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaetan
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaetan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaetan?
We estimate approximately 97 people named Gaetan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 3,533,550 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaetan a common name?
Gaetan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 64.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 113 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaetan most popular?
Gaetan reached peak popularity in 2002, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaetan is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaetan a male name?
Gaetan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaetan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaetan Smith, Gaetan Johnson, Gaetan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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