Given name & surname
Faustina
“a lucky lady; one who is fortunate”
Faustina is a variant of Fausta. One Italian interpretation is “a lucky lady; one who is fortunate.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Faustina is a variant of Fausta. One Italian interpretation is “a lucky lady; one who is fortunate.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Faustina is a variant of Fausta. An origin associated with Fausta is Italian.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Latin usage, Faustina is a feminine form of FAUSTINUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faustina through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,820
- 0 boys · 1,820 girls
- Most popular year
- 1924
- 38 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #4,104 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −2%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 35 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,104 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 2.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 38 in 1924. In 2025, Florida had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,851 as a first name in 2020; 117 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Faustina’s family of names
In Asturian usage, Faustina has a diminutive in Tina. In Latin usage, Faustina is a feminine form of FAUSTINUS. Faustina has a related form in Fausta.
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Around the world
Faustina has relatives in 7 languages.
6 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Faustina
- Faustina PignatelliItalian mathematics and physics1705–1769
- Faustina AmpahGhanaian association football playerborn 1996
- Faustina Hasse HodgesEnglish-American organist and composer (1823–1895)
- Faustina Sáez de MelgarSpanish writer (1834-1895), editor
- NandyTanzanian singer and songwriterborn 1992
- Faustina K. Rehuher-MaruggPalauan curator and politicianborn 2000
- Faustina AcheampongFirst Lady of the Republic of Ghanaborn 1953
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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