The baby name Fausto is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfaʊstoʊ/ (English); /ˈfawsto/ (Italian, Spanish) — respelling: FOW-stoh.
Fausto is Latin, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Fausto is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfaʊstoʊ/ (English); /ˈfawsto/ (Italian, Spanish) — respelling: FOW-stoh.
Fausto is Latin, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
Fausto is the Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of the Latin cognomen Faustus, from the adjective faustus meaning “fortunate, auspicious, blessed.” In ancient Rome it functioned as a favorable omen-name and was adopted by early Christians; several saints and martyrs bore Faustus, notably Faustus of Riez (5th century), helping the name persist into the medieval and Renaissance periods across Romance-speaking Europe.
Today Fausto remains familiar in Italy, Iberia, and Latin America, though used modestly. Variants and related forms include the Latin Faustus; the feminine Fausta; the diminutive-based Faustino (and its French cousin Faustin, from Faustinus). German and English Faust is related in tradition but not identical in form. Literary resonance comes from the Faust/“Fausto” legend, which lends the name an aura of intellectual ambition, even as its original sense highlights good fortune and favorable destiny.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Boys | 0 | #49 | 4 | 749 |
| MO | 0 | #52 | 1 | 2,706 | |
| EC | 0 | #73 | 43 | 2,502 | |
| AO | 0 | #75 | 3 | 2,729 | |
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #96 | 273 | 3,322 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #131 | 1 | 3,473 |
| MU | 0 | #132 | 6 | 3,613 | |
| ID | Boys | 0 | #135 | 1 | 4,130 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #135 | 18,263 | 10,046 |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| LT | Boys | 0 | #151 | 1 | 2,166 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #161 | 14 | 2,508 |
| CR | 0 | #164 | 2 | 5,526 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #165 | 286 | 7,951 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #177 | 3 | 4,064 |
| UY | 0 | #180 | 3 | 2,477 | |
| AR | 0 | #186 | 8 | 2,915 | |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #201 | 42 | 5,568 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #204 | 15 | 4,970 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #217 | 1 | 4,575 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #220 | 2,759 | 16,355 |
| PT | 0 | #230 | 17 | 4,161 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #233 | 2 | 5,842 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #238 | 660 | 9,244 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #255 | 5 | 3,997 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #255 | 2 | 7,111 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #258 | 1 | 3,650 |
| IT | 0 | #271 | 865 | 4,183 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #273 | 85 | 8,477 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #283 | 130 | 5,922 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #285 | 13 | 7,909 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #292 | 202 | 7,628 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #292 | 197 | 7,625 |
| GT | 0 | #295 | 20 | 5,948 | |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #295 | 2 | 6,578 |
| PE | 0 | #295 | 16 | 6,350 | |
| BO | 0 | #300 | 82 | 6,868 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #309 | 11 | 9,639 |
| SA | 0 | #311 | 2 | 10,560 | |
| BR | 0 | #328 | 18 | 5,969 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #331 | 2 | 7,401 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #333 | 1,179 | 14,506 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #337 | 1,162 | 15,656 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1 | 6,459 |
| MX | 0 | #345 | 69 | 8,339 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #361 | 131 | 10,188 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #385 | 3 | 2,865 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #388 | 94 | 9,305 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #403 | 6 | 11,440 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #406 | 768 | 5,610 |
| Spain | 0 | #413 | 40 | 2,326 | |
| CO | 0 | #428 | 53 | 7,768 | |
| CL | 0 | #432 | 3 | 6,867 | |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #469 | 3 | 7,952 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #473 | 319 | 12,213 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #540 | 2 | 7,500 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #560 | 2 | 10,655 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #564 | 2 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #574 | 92 | 13,390 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #623 | 3 | 10,983 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #630 | 1 | 8,289 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #648 | 4 | 9,488 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #697 | 1 | 13,071 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #803 | 4 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #858 | 8 | 13,765 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #860 | 33 | 7,044 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #911 | 42 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #913 | 39 | 5,873 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #915 | 4 | 17,948 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #989 | 4 | 12,708 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,004 | 7 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,140 | 4 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,146 | 7 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,156 | 23 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,158 | 26 | 17,781 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,196 | 4 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,355 | 92 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,600 | 15 | 28,008 |
Fausto is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:
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