From Gaeta
A Spanish and Portuguese name derived from the Latin 'Caietanus', referring to a person from the ancient Italian city of Gaeta. It gained prominence through Saint Cajetan, a 16th-century priest known as the patron saint of job seekers and the unemployed.
Less common today
Cayetano isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,136 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
16th-century Italian Catholic priest and religious reformer
Famous Spanish bullfighter
Spanish aristocrat and equestrian athlete
Renowned 19th-century Peruvian physician
