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Favor

Favor is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Favor are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

Mostly femaleLow
Male 19%Female 81%

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Mostly female
Male / female split
19% male / 81% female
Confidence
Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
73 male / 305 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Favor

To address Favor when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Favor," in English, "Guten Tag Favor," in German. About 19% of people named Favor are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Favor,

German

Guten Tag Favor,

French

Bonjour Favor,

Spanish

Estimado/a Favor:

Chinese

Favor您好：

Japanese

Favor様

English

Hi Favor,

German

Hi Favor,

French

Salut Favor,

Spanish

Hola Favor,

Chinese

Favor你好：

Japanese

Favorさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Favor by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statesrarewoman's name19%

United States birth data

73 male · 305 female · 378 births recorded

Male 19%Female 81%

Since 1980: 19% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Favor a male or female name?

Favor is a unisex given name: about 19% of people named Favor are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Favor in an email?

To address Favor when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Favor," in English, "Guten Tag Favor," in German. About 19% of people named Favor are men and 81% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Favor a unisex name?

Favor is not a unisex name: 19% of people named Favor are men. Favor leans strongly female overall.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Favor a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/favor (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_favor,
  title  = {Is Favor a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/favor},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}