Boys' name · since 1915

Fausto

2,918 babies named Fausto in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#2,582 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,468 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,918
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade

Fausto currently ranks #3468 among boys' names in America, with 2,918 babies recorded since 1915.

Social Security Administration records show Fausto recorded 2,918 times among boys since 1915, holding rank #3468 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #2,582 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #3,468 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 2,918 born since 1915
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fausto ranks #2,582 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,468 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,918 born since 1915, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,582 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#3,468 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
2,918
born since 1915
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%75.1%
Fausto vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Fausto's 2,918 recorded births place it above 94.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

7 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Fausto compares

2,918 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Fausto's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Fausto Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 2,918 369 358,536
Peak-year births 68 34 22,252

Fausto's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Fausto splits its recorded history at 1972: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 68 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Fausto popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
68
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
020406080 191519311946196019741988200220162025 33

Fausto by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (539 births, 18% of the file).

2000s was Fausto's strongest decade.

539 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.

Fausto births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 539 births (18% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Fausto compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Fausto's total volume

Fausto vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -145, 5.2%-126, 2.2%-146, 1.5%-29, 8.6%-73, 4.3%-122, 3.6%-52, 3.9%-144, 2.9%-48, 5.2%-77, 3%-69, 3%-65, 5.3%-76, 3.2%-146, 6.1%-126, 3.1%Fausto-111, 2.3%Fausto
Fausto vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Fausto by state

Where Fausto concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Regionally concentrated
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Fausto
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
848 29.1%
#2 Texas
376 12.9%
#3 New York
265 9.1%
#4 Arizona
46 1.6%
#5 Florida
43 1.5%
#6 Massachusetts
5 0.2%
#7 New Jersey
5 0.2%
California share of Fausto's total US births 29.1%
Even split

848 of 2,918 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Fausto? ▼
2,918 babies have been named Fausto since 1915. All-time, it sits at #2,582 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,468 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2006 with 68 births.
Where does Fausto sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fausto ranks #2,582 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,468 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Fausto most popular? ▼
Fausto was most popular in the 2000s decade with 539 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Fausto most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Fausto are California (848 births), Texas (376 births), New York (265 births).
How long has the name Fausto been used? ▼
Fausto has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 111 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Fausto? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faustino, Faust, Faustin. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Fausto's data

  • Fausto's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (539 total births) through the 2020s (181) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Faustos (848 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Fausto

Nearby Names Like Fausto

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Fausto

Faustino Boy
#5886 3,812 births
Faust Boy
71 births
Faustin Boy
70 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Fausto: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fausto draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.