Favor

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A few things about Favor you might not know, from US birth records. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 53,476 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Favor, 30 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Favor would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryFavor first shows up in US birth records in 2002, the first year at least 5 babies got it. That makes it a fairly new name, younger than many of today's parents.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2021, when it reached #4,413.
• ✨New on the sceneFavor wasn't given to enough babies to be counted in 2000. It only took off after 2002.
• 🚀TrendFavor has climbed 2,666 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #4,546. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• ⚖️Boy or girlFavor is given to both boys and girls: 77% of the 39 babies named Favor in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Favor means “favor, kindness”. Our records link it to French and Latin roots.

About the name Favor

Favor is a girl name of French and Latin origin meaning “favor, kindness”. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, starting with F and ending in “-vor”. US birth records list Favor for girls from 2002 to 2025, in 24 of those 24 years. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked #4,413 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #4,546, with 30 babies.

Origin:French namesLatin names