How Many People Are Named Gaetana?
An estimated 199 people in the United States have the first name Gaetana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 66 years old, and Gaetana peaked in popularity in 1923 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Gaetana 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 Gaetana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 66, Gaetana is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1970.
Estimated Living Americans
199
About 1 in 1,722,384 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
66
years old
Peak Year
1923
27 births
Total Registered
676
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Gaetana
Gaetana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 676 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Gaetana as a female name
Ranked #18,444 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1923 (27 births)
Gaetana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Gaetana span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 181 babies were registered. Gaetana has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Gaetana by Decade
How has Gaetana 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.
Gaetana by State
Birth registrations for Gaetana span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New York. On average, about 95 Gaetanas were registered per state.
Gaetana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Gaetana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Gaetana
Other first names starting with G with a similar number of bearers.
Gaetana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Gaetana?
We estimate approximately 199 people named Gaetana 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 1,722,384 Americans share this first name.
Is Gaetana a common name?
Gaetana is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 74.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 676 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Gaetana most popular?
Gaetana reached peak popularity in 1923, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Gaetana is approximately 66 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Gaetana a female name?
Gaetana is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Gaetana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Gaetana Smith, Gaetana Johnson, Gaetana 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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