Meaning of the nameFausto

Male
Latin origin
Faus-to

Fausto is a male name of Latin origin, from the Roman cognomen Faustus, which means 'auspicious, fortunate'.

Meaning

“auspicious, fortunate”

Source: Wiktionary: Faustus · Wiktionary: faustus (Latin) · Behind the Name: Faustus

People (2022): 10,934
Rank in Brazil: #1,604
Median age: 50 years
2010 Census: 13,446; people

Fausto in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Fausto, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,480 people).

36 women 10,898 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Fausto is most common

States with the highest share of people named Fausto in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	3,273	0.007%
Minas Gerais	1,838	0.009%
Rio de Janeiro	731	0.005%
Goiás	723	0.010%
Bahia	494	0.004%
Paraná	479	0.004%
Rio Grande do Sul	401	0.004%
Pernambuco	379	0.004%
Santa Catarina	260	0.003%
Pará	256	0.003%
Ceará	242	0.003%
Distrito Federal	214	0.008%
Maranhão	190	0.003%
Piauí	184	0.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul	184	0.007%
Amazonas	178	0.005%
Mato Grosso	164	0.005%
Espírito Santo	146	0.004%
Sergipe	125	0.006%
Rio Grande do Norte	115	0.004%
Paraíba	107	0.003%
Tocantins	70	0.005%
Alagoas	60	0.002%
Rondônia	56	0.004%
Roraima	25	0.004%
Acre	23	0.003%
Amapá	17	0.002%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Fausto

The name comes from the Roman cognomen Faustus, which Wiktionary derives from the Latin adjective faustus, 'favorable, fortunate, auspicious'. Behind the Name gives the cognomen the meaning 'auspicious, fortunate', says it was also used as a given name and by early Christian saints, and lists Fausto as the Portuguese form and Fausta as the feminine form. It is an almost always male name, given mostly to people born between the 1950s and 1980s; proportionally, it is most common in Goiás. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 10,934 people named Fausto, with a median age of 50.

Sources

Wiktionary: Faustus · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Wiktionary: faustus (Latin) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
Behind the Name: Faustus · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Fausta · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Fausto · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Fausto

What does the name Fausto mean?

Fausto means “auspicious, fortunate”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Fausto in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 10,934 people with the first name Fausto, which ranks it number 1,604 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Fausto a boy's or a girl's name?

Fausto is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 36 women and 10,898 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Fausto?

Fausto is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Fausto most common?

Proportionally, in Goiás: 0.010% of the state's population is named Fausto (723 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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