Faust — boys' name

What the Data Says About Faust

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Faust between 1914 and 1930, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Faust currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faust performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Faust shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Faust in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faust in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.