US rank #4879 Girls' name Peak 1924 1,785 births

Faustina — #4879 US girls' name

1,785 babies named Faustina in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s261900s601910s2041920s2331930s1451940s861950s1081960s1031970s971980s841990s942000s1622010s2402020s143
#4879
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 72% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

13% of everyone ever named Faustina was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

38 babies were named Faustina in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Faustina

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,785 babies named Faustina between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Faustina currently holds the #4879 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Faustina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 240 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Faustina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 170 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Maine. In total, SSA state-level files list Faustina in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Faustina 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 1,785 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.

Faustina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,785

Since 1890

135 years of records

Peak year

1924

38 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,879

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1890

Recorded for 135 years

Last year on file: 2024

Faustina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1890

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1924)
38
Annual births at peak — across 135 years of records
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Faustina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
240 births that decade — 13% of Faustina's all-time total
1890s261900s601910s2041920s2331930s1451940s861950s1081960s1031970s971980s841990s942000s1622010s2402020s143

Faustina by state

Where Faustina concentrates geographically — total births since 1890

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Faustina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
170 9.5%
#2 California
37 2.1%
#3 Maine
5 0.3%
#4 New Mexico
5 0.3%
Texas share of Faustina's total US births 9.5%
Even split

170 of 1,785 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Faustina?
1,785 babies have been named Faustina since 1890. It currently ranks #4879 among girls. The peak year was 1924 with 38 births.
When was Faustina most popular?
Faustina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Faustina most popular?
The top states for the name Faustina are Texas (170 births), California (37 births), Maine (5 births).
How long has the name Faustina been used?
Faustina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 135 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Faustina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faustine, Faun, Fauna, Fauzia, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1890–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.