How Many People Are Named Fausto?
An estimated 2,523 people in the United States have the first name Fausto. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Fausto peaked in popularity in 2006 with 68 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Fausto as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Fausto paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,523
About 1 in 135,852 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2006
68 births
Total Registered
2,885
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Fausto
Fausto is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,885 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Fausto as a male name
Ranked #3,467 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (68 births)
Fausto: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Fausto span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 539 babies were registered. Fausto has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Fausto by Decade
How has Fausto tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Fausto by State
Birth registrations for Fausto span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida. On average, about 226 Faustos were registered per state.
Fausto + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Fausto as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Fausto: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Fausto?
We estimate approximately 2,523 people named Fausto are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 135,852 Americans share this first name.
Is Fausto a common name?
Fausto is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,885 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Fausto most popular?
Fausto reached peak popularity in 2006, when 68 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Fausto is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Fausto a male name?
Fausto is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Fausto Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Fausto Smith, Fausto Johnson, Fausto Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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