Faustina
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "fortunate" or "auspicious".
Name Census estimates that about 1,023 living Americans carry the first name Faustina. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Faustina today is around 33 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Faustina births was 1924 (38 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Faustina. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Faustina with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.0K
~ 1 in 335,048 Americans
Peak year
1924
38 babies that year
Average age
33
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,917
Tracked since 1890
Census
Faustina in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,847 people with the first name Faustina, which placed it at #5,838 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#5,838
National first-name rank
People counted
2.8K
2,847 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
54.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Faustina
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Faustina is Hispanic at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Black (24.5%) and White (12.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Faustina described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Faustina at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino54.1% · 1,541
- Black or African American24.5% · 698
- White12.7% · 361
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.8% · 194
- Two or more races1.5% · 44
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 9
Popularity
Faustina: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Faustina from the 1890s through to the 2020s, spanning 14 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 240 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Faustina remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Faustina by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Faustina during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Faustinas live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. Texas, California, Maine recorded the most babies named Faustina, while New Mexico, Maine, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 54 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Faustina
The name Faustina has its origins in ancient Roman culture, derived from the Latin word "faustus," meaning "fortunate" or "lucky." It was a name bestowed upon both men and women in the Roman Empire.
The first recorded use of the name Faustina dates back to the 2nd century AD, when it was borne by two Roman Empresses - Faustina the Elder (born around 100 AD) and her daughter, Faustina the Younger (born around 125 AD). These two women were part of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty and were married to Roman Emperors Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, respectively.
During the reign of the Nerva-Antonine dynasty, the name Faustina gained prominence and was associated with imperial power and nobility. It is believed that the name was chosen for these empresses due to its auspicious meaning, reflecting the Roman belief in fortuna, or fortune, and the desire for good luck.
Beyond the Roman Empresses, another notable historical figure with the name Faustina was Faustina of Padua (1271-1328), an Italian Roman Catholic mystic and preacher. She was known for her spiritual visions and for founding a religious community known as the Monastery of St. Mary of the Valley.
In the literary realm, the name Faustina appears in the works of the Roman poet Ovid, who mentions a character with this name in his Metamorphoses, a collection of mythological tales written around 8 AD.
Other historical figures bearing the name Faustina include Faustina Bordoni (1700-1781), an Italian mezzo-soprano celebrated for her performances in the operas of Handel and other composers of the Baroque era, and Faustina Pignatelli (1676-1769), an Italian noblewoman and pioneer in the education of women, who founded the Pignatelli Institute for the education of young women in Naples.
While the name Faustina has its roots in ancient Roman history and culture, it has been used across various cultures and time periods, albeit with varying degrees of popularity. Its meaning and association with fortune and good luck have contributed to its enduring legacy as a given name throughout history.
People
Faustina + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Faustina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with F
Other first names starting with F with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Faustina: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faustina?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,023 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Faustina going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 335,048 US residents.
Is Faustina a common name?
We classify Faustina as "Rare". It ranks above 90.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,785 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Faustina most popular?
The single biggest year for Faustina was 1924, when 38 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Faustina is about 33 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Faustina in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,847 people with the name Faustina, or 0.94 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #5,838 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Faustina in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Faustina?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Faustina appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,851 people counted with this name, 99.1% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Faustina?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Faustina is Hispanic at 54.1%. The next largest groups are Black (24.5%) and White (12.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Faustina most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Faustina in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.1% (1,541 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Faustina in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Faustina a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Faustina in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Faustina still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Faustina in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Faustina can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Faustina?
See how many people have the name Faustina on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.