Total births
470
Unisex name · since 2001
Favour
470 babies named Favour in U.S. Social Security records since 2001, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10747
- among girls today
- 470
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
470 babies have been named Favour since 2001, making it today's #10747 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Favour recorded 470 times among girls since 2001, holding rank #10747 nationally today, ahead of 39% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #10747 among girls today
- 470 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
- 39% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Favour is currently the #10747 unisex name in America, more common than 39% of girls - 470 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10747
- among girls today
- 470
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Favour vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10747
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 39% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
51% of everyone ever named Favour was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
36 babies were named Favour in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Favour compares
470 Top 46% higher than 54% of 17,726 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
Favour's all-time total is 23% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Favour | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 470 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 48 | 19,840 |
Favour's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Favour's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Favour at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#10,747
Active since
2001
Favour popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Favour popularity over time - boys
37 total births recorded since 2003 (Favour as boys' name)
Favour by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Favour's strongest decade.
240 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Favour births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
145 births
- 2010s
2010s
240 births
- 2020s 85
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 240 births (51% of all-time use).
Favour by state
Where Favour concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Favour? ▼
Since 2001, Social Security records show 470 babies named Favour. Today it holds rank #10747 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2016, with 36 births.
When was Favour most popular? ▼
Favour was most popular in the 2010s decade with 240 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Favour most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Favour are Texas (66 births), Maryland (11 births).
Is Favour a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Favour is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 470 births, and as a boy's name it has 37 births.
How long has the name Favour been used? ▼
Favour has been recorded in Social Security data since 2001, spanning 25 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Favour? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Faviola, Favor, Faven, Faviana. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Favour's data
- Favour's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (240 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Favours (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Favour
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Favour: #10747 Unisex Name - 470 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/favour. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Favour 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 June 2026.