The baby name Favour is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.vər/ (FEY-vər).
Favour is English in Origin.
The baby name Favour is a Unisex name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈfeɪ.vər/ (FEY-vər).
Favour is English in Origin.
Favour is an English virtue name drawn from the noun favour “kindness, goodwill, approval,” ultimately from Anglo-Norman/Old French faveur and Latin favor, favorem “goodwill,” from favere “to be favorable.” In Christian contexts it evokes the biblical idea of finding favor with God, so the sense extends to “grace” and “blessing.”
As a given name it appears sporadically in the English-speaking virtue-name tradition but has flourished in recent decades across Anglophone Africa - especially Nigeria - through churches and gospel-influenced naming. It is used for all genders, though it often reads feminine in Britain and neutral in West Africa and the diaspora. Principal variants are Favour (Commonwealth/Africa) and Favor (American). Related names with similar meaning include Grace, Mercy, Blessing, and Charity. The name’s modern appeal lies in its upbeat, prayerful wish for benevolence and success over the child’s life.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | Girls | 2025 | #1 | — | 874 |
| Ireland | Boys | 2009 | #1 | — | 756 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #14 | 13,597 | 15,093 |
| BW | 0 | #19 | 1 | 960 | |
| NA | 0 | #33 | 1 | 2,537 | |
| CM | 0 | #52 | 5 | 2,592 | |
| NG | 0 | #75 | 231 | 5,926 | |
| ID | Girls | 0 | #102 | 1 | 3,319 |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #124 | 2 | 3,755 |
| BW | Girls | 0 | #130 | 19 | 4,216 |
| MT | Girls | 0 | #150 | 4 | 3,773 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #151 | 4 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #179 | 1 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2014 | #180 | 2 | 1,576 |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #196 | 29 | 7,146 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #216 | 120 | 6,973 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #220 | 2,355 | 16,906 |
| GH | 0 | #225 | 19 | 5,396 | |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #225 | 1 | 3,308 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #241 | 9 | 6,293 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #247 | 7 | 6,830 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #273 | 1 | 6,912 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #278 | 1 | 7,507 |
| Canada | Girls | 2024 | #279 | 7 | 2,795 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #314 | 32 | 8,138 |
| Canada | Boys | 2020 | #318 | 5 | 2,548 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #331 | 1 | 9,639 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #332 | 219 | 11,671 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #337 | 7 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #355 | 5 | 8,829 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #380 | 17 | 15,987 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #384 | 22 | 3,185 |
| LY | 0 | #385 | 154 | 12,703 | |
| France | Boys | 2020 | #388 | 4 | 2,846 |
| YE | 0 | #392 | 7 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #408 | 1 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #464 | 3 | 10,523 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #495 | 59 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #497 | 19 | 19,177 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #498 | 53 | 12,054 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #518 | 6 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #525 | 2 | 12,621 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #547 | 1 | 10,981 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #556 | 2 | 12,905 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #647 | 4 | 16,104 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| IT | 0 | #701 | 14 | 4,183 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #732 | 7 | 3,895 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #740 | 4 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #805 | 2 | 18,755 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #828 | 11 | 4,949 |
| United States | Boys | 2015 | #879 | 7 | 7,337 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #895 | 89 | 5,561 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #908 | 9 | 8,487 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #916 | 20 | 25,931 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #917 | 2 | 17,948 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #918 | 13 | 5,610 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #925 | 1 | 15,035 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #949 | 11 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #977 | 18 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #982 | 160 | 25,928 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,095 | 84 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,111 | 18 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,162 | 287 | 9,415 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,180 | 3 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,190 | 22 | 19,440 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,229 | 6 | 20,130 | |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,402 | 70 | 10,046 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,687 | 5 | 28,008 |
Favour is popular in 52 countries — most recent births per country:
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