Faustino

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A few things about Faustino you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Faustino

Faustino Asprilla

Colombian footballer

Choose Faustino and your child shares a first name with Faustino Asprilla, a Colombian footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Faustino, like who?” Faustino Asprilla's Wikipedia article is available in 40 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 113,636 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Faustino, 15 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Faustino would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFaustino first shows up in US birth records in 1908, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 117 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1933, when it ranked #961. Today it's #5,861, so it could be due a comeback.
• 📉Then vs nowFaustino was 2.7× more common in 2000 than it is today. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 41,841 baby boys; in 2025, about 1 in 113,636.
• 🍂TrendFaustino has slipped 1,841 places over the last five years and now sits at #5,861. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Italian, Faustino means “lucky, fortunate”. Our records link it to Italian and Latin roots.

About the name Faustino

Faustino is a boy name of Italian and Latin origin meaning “lucky, fortunate”. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-ino”. US birth records list Faustino for boys from 1908 to 2025, in 117 of those 118 years. Its best year was 1933, when it ranked #961 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #5,861, with 15 babies.

Origin:Italian namesLatin names