Favour
Favour is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Favour
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Favour is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Favour
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Favour as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 6 babies received it. 2016 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Favour — #4,080 in the national rankings. About 51% of every Favour on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Favour ranks #9,560 for girls with 7 births, falling sharply (-54%). All told, over 470 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Favour first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 2003, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 7 births, good for #9,584 nationwide. About 51% of every Favour on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Favour last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 37 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Favour
Phonetically similar names — useful when Favour is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Favor
- Favre
- Faver
- Favore
- Faivre
- Fever
- Fiver
- Fauver
- Flavor
- Flavour
- Fave
- Favors
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Favour
Favour is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2001 and has accumulated 470 births in the dataset. Favour's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #4,080. Use the chart and map above to compare Favour's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.