Kajetan
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- ka-YEH-tan
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Kajetan is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Gaeta”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Kajetan mean?
Latin: Polish form of Cajetan, from Latin Caietanus
“from Gaeta”
Polish form of Cajetan, after St Cajetan (Gaetano), the 16th-century Italian priest who co-founded the Theatine order.
Is Kajetan a girl's or a boy's name?
Kajetan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Kajetan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling fast down 75% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Kajetan, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,356th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 30 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Kajetan than any year since 2006.
Half of all the boys named Kajetan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Kajetan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,003 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 11 | #2,143 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 20 | #1,356 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,351 |
| 2018 | 24 | #1,210 |
| 2017 | 19 | #1,428 |
| 2016 | 21 | #1,347 |
| 2015 | 30 | #1,046 |
| 2014 | 20 | #1,357 |
| 2013 | 17 | #1,493 |
| 2012 | 19 | #1,405 |
| 2011 | 26 | #1,095 |
| 2010 | 16 | #1,585 |
| 2009 | 20 | #1,290 |
| 2008 | 20 | #1,294 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,231 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
Nicknames for Kajetan
- Kajtek
Names like Kajetan
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav, Vihaan, Krishiv, Arjan, Aviraj, Vivaan, Yuvraj, Veer, Gurman, Shivansh, Avi, Avyaan
More Latin names
Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Roman, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kajetan: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kajetan, updated 20 October 2026.