Faustino
Of Latin origin, meaning fortunate or blessed.
Name Census estimates that about 2,732 living Americans carry the first name Faustino. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Faustino today is around 42 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Faustino births was 1991 (63 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Faustino. 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.
People living today
2.7K
~ 1 in 125,459 Americans
Peak year
1991
63 babies that year
Average age
42
years old
2024 SSA rank
#4,452
Tracked since 1908
Census
Faustino in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 7,360 people with the first name Faustino, which placed it at #3,025 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
#3,025
National first-name rank
People counted
7.4K
7,360 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
92.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Faustino
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Faustino is Hispanic at 92.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (4.4%) and White (2.4%). 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 Faustino 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 Faustino at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino92.2% · 6,788
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.4% · 321
- White2.4% · 179
- Black or African American0.6% · 45
- Two or more races0.2% · 14
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.2% · 13
Popularity
Faustino: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Faustino from the 1900s through to the 2020s, spanning 13 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 503 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Faustino 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 Faustino during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Faustinos live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. Texas, California, Illinois recorded the most babies named Faustino, while New Mexico, Arizona, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 411 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Faustino
The name Faustino has its origins in Late Latin, derived from the ancient Roman name Faustinus, which itself comes from the Latin word "faustus" meaning "fortunate" or "lucky". This name was borne by several early saints and martyrs in the early days of Christianity.
The name first gained popularity in the 4th century AD, when Saint Faustinus of Brescia, an Italian martyr, was venerated for his bravery and steadfastness in the face of persecution. His feast day is celebrated on February 15th in the Roman Catholic Church.
Another notable bearer of the name was Faustinus the Confessor, a 5th-century Spanish monk and abbot who was known for his piety and asceticism. He established several monasteries in Seville and was highly revered for his wisdom and spiritual guidance.
In the 8th century, there was a Pope Faustinus who reigned for a brief period in 687 AD. Although his papacy was short-lived, he is remembered for his efforts in consolidating the Church's authority in the wake of the Byzantine Empire's decline.
During the Middle Ages, the name Faustino was particularly popular in Italy, Spain, and Portugal, where it was often bestowed upon children in honor of the early Christian saints and martyrs.
One notable figure from this period was Faustino Revello, a 13th-century Italian sculptor and architect who was renowned for his work on several churches and cathedrals in northern Italy, including the Cathedral of Modena.
In more recent times, the name Faustino has been borne by several notable individuals, including Faustino Asprilla, a Colombian football player who represented his country in the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, and Faustino Oramas Osorio, a 20th-century Spanish writer and journalist known for his contributions to the Spanish literary canon.
People
Faustino + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Faustino 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
Faustino: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Faustino?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 2,732 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Faustino 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 125,459 US residents.
Is Faustino a common name?
We classify Faustino as "Rare". It ranks above 94.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,797 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Faustino most popular?
The single biggest year for Faustino was 1991, when 63 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Faustino is about 42 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Faustino in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 7,360 people with the name Faustino, or 2.44 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #3,025 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 Faustino 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 Faustino?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Faustino appears almost entirely male. Of the 7,365 people counted with this name, 99.6% were male and only a very small share were female. 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 Faustino?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Faustino is Hispanic at 92.2%. The next largest groups are Asian/Pacific Islander (4.4%) and White (2.4%). 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 Faustino most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Faustino in the 2020 Census, accounting for 92.2% (6,788 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 Faustino in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Faustino a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Faustino in the SSA data are male. 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 Faustino still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Faustino 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 Faustino 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 Faustino?
See how many people share the name Faustino on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.