Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Favor

Gender Unisex · 79% girls Rank 2025 #4,589 Trend ↑ Rising 32%
Rank 2025
#4,589
among girls · ↓85 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
39
named Favor
How common
1 in 53,576
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2022
41 babies
All-time total
656
#11,597 all-time among girls
First recorded
2002
in Social Security records

Favor popularity over time

656 babies have been named Favor since 2002, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

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Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

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2000s 124 25 149 15 – #5,433
2010s 233 67 300 30 +101% #4,818
2020s (to 2025) 160 47 207 35 +15% #4,442

Where Favor is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 31 0.02 outside top 500
2027 32 0.02 outside top 500
2028 33 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Favor

Favor is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,589 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 2002, 656 American babies have been named Favor, about 79% girls and 21% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Favor stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Favor?

The median living Favor is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 700 people named Favor are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Favor year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 30 #4,589 9 #8,469
2024 31 #4,504 8 #9,269
2023 24 #5,292 9 #8,462
2022 29 #4,708 12 #6,952
2021 31 #4,442 9 #8,382
2020 15 #7,331 – –
2019 27 #4,954 10 #7,814
2018 25 #5,214 9 #8,375
2017 15 #7,581 11 #7,244
2016 22 #5,852 – –
2015 27 #5,028 5 #12,676
2014 29 #4,818 – –
2013 27 #5,056 7 #10,001
2012 24 #5,601 6 #11,240
2011 19 #6,662 14 #6,044
2010 18 #7,016 5 #12,883
2009 14 #8,590 – –
2008 16 #7,864 10 #7,877
2007 19 #6,911 5 #12,957
2006 25 #5,433 – –
2005 16 #7,247 – –
2004 20 #6,051 5 #11,927
2003 9 #10,722 5 #11,450
2002 5 #16,284 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Favor, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Favor?

The median living Favor is about 10 years old. Half of all living Favors are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Favor are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Favor are alive in the United States, based on 656 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Favor in 2025?

Favor ranked #4,589 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Favor?

656 babies have been named Favor in the United States since 2002, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Favor most popular?

Favor peaked in 2022, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Favor a boy or girl name?

Favor is used for both: about 79% of babies named Favor have been girls and 21% boys.

Is the name Favor rising or falling?

Favor has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Favor become more popular?

Favor is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Favor in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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