Given name & surname
Fausto
“having good luck”
Fausto is a variant of Faust. One Latin interpretation is “having good luck.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Fausto is a variant of Faust. One Latin interpretation is “having good luck.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Fausto is a variant of Faust. An origin associated with Faust is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Cebuano usage, Fausto developed from Faustus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Fausto through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,918
- 2,918 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 68 babies
- 2025
- 33
- #3,466 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +8%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 33 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,466 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 8.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 68 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 8,708 as a first name in 2020; 1,798 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.
Fausto’s family of names
In Cebuano usage, Fausto has a diminutive in Usting. In Cebuano usage, Fausto developed from the Latin form Faustus. In Italian usage, Fausto has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Faustino.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Fausto has relatives in 4 languages.
3 related names in 4 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.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Fausto
- Fausto CoppiItalian cyclist1919–1960
- Fausto CercignaniItalian scholar, essayist and poetborn 1941
- Fausto SozziniItalian theologian1539–1604
- Fausto MasnadaItalian cyclistborn 1993
- Fausto GresiniItalian motorcycle racer (1961–2021)
- Fausto ElhuyarSpanish chemist1755–1833
- Fausto VeranzioHumanist and bishop1551–1617
- Fausto BertinottiItalian politician (born 1940)
- Fausto VeraArgentine footballerborn 2000
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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