Unisex name · since 2002
Favor
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 517 babies named Favor, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
517 babies have been named Favor since 2002, making it today's #4632 unisex name.
Favor has 517 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4632 as of the latest data, more common than 73% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #11,599 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,632 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 517 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Favor ranks #11,599 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,632 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 517 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,599 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,632 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 517
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Favor's 517 recorded births place it above 83.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Favor compares
517 Top 44% higher than 56% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Favor's all-time total is 38% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Favor | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 517 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Favor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Favor's full recorded timeline at 2014, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 31 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Favor popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Favor popularity over time - boys
139 total births recorded since 2003 (Favor as boys' name)
Favor by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (233 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Favor's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Favor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
233 births
- 2020s
2020s
160 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 233 births (45% of all-time use).
How Favor compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Favor's total volume
Favor by state
Where Favor concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 46 | 8.9% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 6 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 5 | 1.0% |
46 of 517 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Favor's data
- Favor's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (233 total births) through the 2020s (160) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Favors (46 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Favor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Favor draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.