Favour vs Gustav
Favour and Gustavcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Favour was ranked #4001 and Gustav #2320 among boys in England and Wales.
Favour and Gustav over time
Favour and Gustav appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Gustav held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Favour in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Favour reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gustav in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Favour and Gustav changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2005 and 2022, ending at #4001 and #2320.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2005–2022
Favour held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Gustav in 8.
Highest recorded here: Favour #1688 in 2011, Gustav #1786 in 2015.
The order changed in 2022: Gustav moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #3411 and #3937; by 2022 that had become #4001 and #2320.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Favour #4001, Gustav #2320.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Favour | Gustav |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Boys #19 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Favour and Gustav both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Favour
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2009
Highest recorded position: #254 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2002–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Gustav
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys