Festus is a rare boys' name that peaked in 1916 and has since faded.
Festus is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Festus was first reported in SSA data in 1883 and peaked in 1916 (16 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #12,831 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | #12,674 |
| 2003 | 5 | 5 | #11,453 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,077 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | #6,121 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #5,359 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #5,750 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #5,222 |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #4,249 |
| 1955 | 8 | — | #3,049 |
| 1952 | 5 | — | #3,920 |
| 1951 | 7 | — | #3,162 |
| 1950 | 6 | — | #3,444 |
| 1949 | 8 | — | #2,869 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | #2,808 |
| 1941 | 7 | — | #2,971 |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #3,664 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #3,713 |
| 1935 | 7 | — | #3,065 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | #3,832 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | #3,509 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,205 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | #3,729 |
| 1929 | 12 | — | #2,373 |
| 1928 | 5 | — | #4,359 |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #2,583 |
| 1926 | 7 | — | #3,507 |
| 1925 | 8 | — | #3,237 |
| 1924 | 11 | — | #2,714 |
| 1923 | 10 | — | #2,828 |
| 1922 | 13 | — | #2,386 |
| 1921 | 15 | — | #2,182 |
| 1920 | 10 | — | #2,840 |
| 1919 | 10 | — | #2,750 |
| 1918 | 14 | — | #2,198 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #1,927 |
| 1916 | 16 | — | #1,880 |
| 1915 | 11 | — | #2,359 |
| 1914 | 8 | — | #2,514 |
| 1913 | 5 | — | #2,984 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | #1,475 |
| 1907 | 6 | — | #1,246 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | #1,387 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | #1,141 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,130 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,023 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | #987 |
| 1884 | 8 | — | #716 |
| 1883 | 8 | — | #695 |