Favour
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Favour is a name of English origin, meaning “favour, goodwill”. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 7,131st for girls in the US (15 babies).
What does Favour mean?
English: English word name
“favour, goodwill”
English word name, common in Nigerian Christian families, expressing thanks for God's favour.
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Is Favour a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Favour has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls and 4 boys in the UK and 15 girls in the US.
How popular is Favour in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,868among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 9% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Favour, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,948th. Its busiest year was 2009, with 44 girls. 4 boys were also named Favour in 2025 (4,301st for boys).
Half of all the girls named Favour in the UK since 1996 were born between 2008 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 80% of the babies named Favour in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,809th in England and Wales.
Favour in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 16 | #1,881 |
| 2023 | 15 | #1,955 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 11 | #2,478 |
| 2020 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 2019 | 10 | #2,590 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 18 | #1,763 |
| 2016 | 25 | #1,410 |
| 2015 | 21 | #1,581 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 34 | #1,117 |
| 2012 | 34 | #1,104 |
| 2011 | 38 | #997 |
| 2010 | 27 | #1,262 |
| 2009 | 44 | #844 |
| 2008 | 36 | #963 |
| 2007 | 28 | #1,117 |
| 2006 | 38 | #853 |
| 2005 | 36 | #845 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
How popular is Favour in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,131among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 110,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 37% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 15 girls in the US were named Favour, making it the 7,131st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 36 girls. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Favour in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Favour in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #7,131 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 7 | #12,237 |
| 2021 | 14 | #7,625 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 19 | #6,172 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4,583 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6,449 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4,705 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 21 | #6,180 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5,523 |
| 2006 | 22 | #5,904 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,133 |
| 2004 | 13 | #8,254 |
| 2003 | 13 | #7,993 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
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