Fun Facts About the Name Facundo
- 204 babies named Facundo: U.S. records list 204 babies given the name Facundo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Facundo Mean?
Facundo is a Spanish masculine name meaning "eloquent" or "fluent." It comes directly from the Spanish adjective facundo, which descends from Latin facundus, "eloquent, fluent, ready of speech." The Latin word is connected with fari, "to speak," and describes a person who speaks well. The name therefore keeps the literal sense of the Latin adjective rather than a later symbolic interpretation.
Facundo Name History & Origins
Facundo belongs to the Spanish-speaking world and is formed from an ordinary Spanish adjective rather than from a biblical or Germanic name stock. The Latin name Facundus was borne by a martyr venerated in León; the town name Sahagún derives from Sanctus Facundus, an indication of the saint's name in local religious usage. The Spanish form Facundo is a natural adaptation of that Latin adjective and saint's name.
In Argentina, Juan Facundo Quiroga (1788 - 1835) was a provincial caudillo whose life became the subject of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento's 1845 book Facundo: Civilization and Barbarism. The book is a well-known literary use of the name; it is not evidence of the name's earliest use. Facundo is used as a masculine given name in Spain and Latin America.
How Popular is the Name Facundo?
Facundo has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2005. Its best rank was #3,101 in 1948.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,234 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2022 | #11,297 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2021 | #11,187 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2019 | #10,074 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #9,083 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #11,183 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #10,192 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #8,515 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #9,163 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #5,381 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #4,371 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #4,855 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2003 | #4,887 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2002 | #4,982 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2001 | #8,593 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #10,131 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,919 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #3,101 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,917 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1930 | #3,726 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,345 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #4,445 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Facundo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are kind, home-loving, hospitable and friendly. Since you take responsibility well, you are a good organizer of social affairs. Compassion for others is an outstanding trait. You are a great lover and a great flirt – an artist, musician, actor, teacher, nurse. Your character can be contradictory. You are practical, yet idealistic and intuitive; capable of selfless devotion to someone you love, yet look to receive payback. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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