Given name & surname
Faustino
“having good luck”
Faustino is a variant of Faust. One Latin interpretation is “having good luck.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Faustino is a variant of Faust. One Latin interpretation is “having good luck.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Faustino is a variant of Faust. An origin associated with Faust is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Faustino developed from FAUSTINUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1908. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Faustino through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,812
- 3,812 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 63 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #5,944 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 5,944 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 28.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 63 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 7,365 as a first name in 2020; 1,772 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.
Faustino’s family of names
In Italian usage, Faustino developed from the Latin form FAUSTINUS. In Spanish usage, Faustino has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Fausto. In Spanish usage, Faustino has a conventional equivalent in the French form Faustin.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Faustino has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Faustino
- Marcos RojoArgentine association football playerborn 1990
- Faustino AsprillaColombian footballerborn 1969
- Faustino OroArgentine chess playerborn 2013
- Faustino Reyesboxerborn 1975
- Faustino ImbaliForeign and Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissauborn 1956
- Faustino RupérezSpanish racing cyclistborn 1956
- Faustino AlonsoParaguayan footballerborn 1961
- Faustino Sainz MuñozSpanish prelate of the Roman Catholic Church (1937–2012)
- Faustin E. WirkusMonarch of Haiti1897–1948
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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