Meaning and history
This name comes from the English word comfort, ultimately from Latin conforto meaning “to strengthen,” a derivative of fortis “strong.” It was adopted as a given name after the Protestant Reformation and is now most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.
20052005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: 6 births, rank #15,491
2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 5 births, rank #17,294
20102010: 9 births, rank #11,246
2011: 5 births, rank #16,764
2012: 5 births, rank #16,869
2013: no US SSA record for this spelling
2014: 6 births, rank #14,558
20152015: no US SSA record for this spelling
2016: 6 births, rank #14,331
2017: 9 births, rank #10,689
2018: 6 births, rank #13,793
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
20202020: 9 births, rank #10,250
2021: 5 births, rank #15,251
2022: 6 births, rank #13,592
2023: 5 births, rank #15,194
20242024: 6 births, rank #13,477
In 2024, 6 babies were recorded with the name Comfort, ranking #13,477 among girls.