Favor
77% girls · 23% boys
About Favor
A warm-sounding word and virtue name used by the Puritans and still popular in parts of Africa, especially with the Favour spelling. It may be used as a short form of Godfavor, as in "favored by God".
Favor for boys#8469 US
Chosen for 30 girls and 8 boys in the US, it is a spiritual choice with a similar feel to Chosen and Saint, just significantly rarer.
Favor for girls#4589 US
It might be used as a nickname for the longer, perhaps even bolder form, Godfavor (as in, "favored by God").
The name was chosen for 31 girls and 8 boys in the US in a recent year.
Pronounced FAY-vor.
As of October 2026, Favor ranked #8469 for boys and #4589 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #6043 for boys in 2011 and #4440 for girls in 2021.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,817 | 29 | 16.2 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #4,953 | 27 | 16.1 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,440 | 31 | 18.9 |
| 2022 | #4,705 | 29 | 17.7 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #4,488 | 31 | 19.1 |
| 2025 | #4,589 | 30 | 18.7 |
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