Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedFrom the English word comfort.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: ComfortCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: ComfortCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in English, Spanish and 2 more
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Comfort is a unisex given name documented in English, Spanish, Danish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
From the English word comfort.
02 / Across borders
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5 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2024: 6 girls (rank 13477). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Comfort
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1970 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 6 | 7,680 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 5 | 9,652 | observed |
| 1978 | 6 | 8,562 | observed |
| 1979 | 7 | 8,061 | observed |
| 1980 | 8 | 7,418 | observed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | 6 | 9,237 | observed |
| 1983 | 9 | 6,705 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | 7 | 8,318 | observed |
| 1986 | 5 | 10,912 | observed |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | 5 | 11,798 | observed |
| 1989 | 9 | 8,037 | observed |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | 6 | 11,509 | observed |
| 1992 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1993 | 6 | 11,780 | observed |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | 5 | 13,386 | observed |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | 11 | 7,742 | observed |
| 1998 | 5 | 14,122 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2001 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2002 | 11 | 8,837 | observed |
| 2003 | 8 | 11,325 | observed |
| 2004 | 12 | 8,716 | observed |
| 2005 | 7 | 13,010 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 11,417 | observed |
| 2007 | 6 | 15,491 | observed |
| 2008 | 8 | 12,579 | observed |
| 2009 | 5 | 17,294 | observed |
| 2010 | 9 | 11,246 | observed |
| 2011 | 5 | 16,764 | observed |
| 2012 | 5 | 16,869 | observed |
| 2013 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2014 | 6 | 14,558 | observed |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | 6 | 14,331 | observed |
| 2017 | 9 | 10,689 | observed |
| 2018 | 6 | 13,793 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | 9 | 10,250 | observed |
| 2021 | 5 | 15,251 | observed |
| 2022 | 6 | 13,592 | observed |
| 2023 | 5 | 15,194 | observed |
| 2024 | 6 | 13,477 | observed |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Comfort” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
American stained glass and jewelry designer (1848-1933)
American writer (1892–1973)
Recorded as a middle or baptismal name
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
