The baby name Faust is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /faʊst/ (FOWST).
Faust is Latin in Origin.
The baby name Faust is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /faʊst/ (FOWST).
Faust is Latin in Origin.
Faust is the German form of the Latin praenomen and cognomen Faustus, meaning “fortunate, auspicious,” ultimately from Latin favere “to favor.” The name appears across the Roman world and late antiquity, borne by several saints and by Empress Fausta. In German-speaking regions it surfaces from the Middle Ages, later indelibly linked to the Renaissance alchemist Johann Georg Faust, whose life seeded the enduring Faust legend retold by Marlowe and Goethe - associations that add dramatic weight to the name’s bright etymology.
Variants and cognates include Faustus (Latin), Fausto (Italian, Spanish, Portuguese), Faustin (French/English), Faustino (Iberian/Italian diminutive), and the feminines Fausta, Faustine, and Faustina (Polish Faustyna). Further forms include Lithuanian Faustas. In German, Faust is also a common noun meaning “fist,” etymologically unrelated. Today the given name is rare, projecting a scholarly, mythic aura while still signifying “good fortune.”
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | 0 | #102 | 2 | 4,523 | |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 2,277 |
| RU | 0 | #194 | 1 | 3,641 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #246 | 1 | 3,322 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #249 | 1 | 5,568 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #258 | 2 | 3,997 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #335 | 3 | 6,973 |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #361 | 1 | 8,138 |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #389 | 3 | 2,846 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #485 | 21 | 12,621 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #551 | 7 | 12,905 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #620 | 3 | 9,244 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #654 | 1 | 13,121 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #766 | 2 | 11,684 | |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #824 | 3 | 15,093 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #866 | 13 | 14,506 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #911 | 20 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #941 | 12 | 5,697 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #966 | 17 | 16,355 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #979 | 3 | 15,656 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,182 | 1 | 25,439 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,253 | 2 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,431 | 41 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,689 | 3 | 28,008 |
Faust is popular in 44 countries — most recent births per country:
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