The nameFaustine

Meaning

Faustine comes from the Latin Faustina, feminine of Faustinus, derived from faustus, "favourable, lucky".

Origin

Latin. Faustina the Elder was the wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius, and their daughter Faustina the Younger the wife of Marcus Aurelius.

History

Saint Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who died in 1938 and was canonised in 2000, began the devotion to Divine Mercy. In France the name spread in the 1990s and 2000s. Girls named Faustine celebrate their name day on 5 October.

Famous people named Faustine

• Saint Faustina Kowalska, nun
• Faustine Bollaert, television presenter

Popularity of the name Faustine

Faustine in France

Faustine was most popular in France in the 2010s, with 8,355 births over the decade, 38% of all recorded babies named Faustine. Its rise began around 1981, and it peaked in 2010. Half of all babies named Faustine in France were born before 2009, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, it has been falling: 393 births a year on average, against 678 in the five years before.

Faustine in Belgium

Faustine was most popular in Belgium in the 2010s, with 246 births over the decade, 43% of all recorded babies named Faustine. Half of all babies named Faustine in Belgium were born before 2013, so it is mostly a name of today's children and teenagers. Over the last five years on record, its popularity has held steady at around 20 births a year.