Faustina
Feminine · “fortunate”
Faustina comes from the Latin for fortunate, and the word behind it is about omens — faustus meant that the signs were favorable.
How old is the name Faustina?
Faustina first appears in US birth records in 1890 — 135 years ago. The typical Faustina alive today was born around 1970, making them about 55 years old. About 1,100 people named Faustina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Faustina most popular?
Faustina peaked in 1893, reaching #1091 nationally. Today it ranks #4067, 2,976 places below that high. See the whole 1893 chart.
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Where it comes from
From faustus to Faustina
The story of Faustina
Two empresses called Faustina were married to Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, and the elder's temple still stands in the Roman Forum. The name passed into Christian use through several martyrs and is well used in Spanish and Italian. The German scholar of the legend carries the same word as a surname, which is a coincidence of Latin rather than a connection.
Meaning
fortunate, auspicious
From Latin faustus, favorable or lucky, connected to a verb about showing favor; Roman religion read the will of the gods in signs, so a fortunate person was one the omens had gone well for. The name Faust is the same word.
How the name formed
- faustus
- Faustina
Related forms: Faustina · Faustina · Faustyna
Pronouncing Faustina
fow-STEE-nah
Three syllables with the stress in the middle, the first vowel as in how.
Nicknames for Faustina
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1890
- Most girls named
- 202036 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1091reached in 1893
- Change vs 2022
- +34.6%35 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Faustina in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Faustina in Spanish — same name
- Faustina in Italian — same name
- Faustyna in Polish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Florida.
Faustinas among us
people named Faustina are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 45,922 born in 2025 was named Faustina
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Faustina sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Faustina is headed
Faustina should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Faustina beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Faustina in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled Latin meaning with a genuinely interesting religious background.
- Tina is a complete short form with its own long history.
- Two Roman empresses and a standing temple behind the name.
- The first vowel is a diphthong English readers will get wrong.
- The Faust legend shares the word, which some will mention.
- It reads as of an older generation to Spanish and Italian speakers.
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Frequently asked
- How many Faustinas are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,100 people named Faustina are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Faustina in 2025?
- Faustina ranks #4067 among US girl names in 2025, with 35 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Faustina?
- About 1 in every 45,922 US girls born in 2025 was named Faustina — 35 in all.
- Will my child share the name Faustina with classmates?
- Faustina will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Faustina
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