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Comfort

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Pronounced KUM-furt /ˈkʌm.fərt/High

Meaning: A Puritan virtue name from the English word comfort, which comes through Old French from the Latin confortare, 'to strengthen greatly.' It remains in steady use in Ghana and Nigeria, which we note.Medium

In 30 seconds: A virtue name: Comfort means solace — and, at root, 'to strengthen' (said 'KUM-furt').
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Origin MediumEnglish, Latin
MeaningA Puritan virtue name from the English word comfort, which comes through Old French from the Latin confortare, 'to strengthen greatly.' It remains in steady use in Ghana and Nigeria, which we note.
U.S. rank (2024)#13805 ↗ Rising
2024 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year2004
Total births (all-time)≈ 249

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200419742024

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Comfort is an English virtue name of the Puritan kind, from the word comfort — through Old French from Latin confortare, 'to strengthen greatly.' It saw use in seventeenth-century England and colonial America, and remains a well-loved name in Ghana and Nigeria today. Warm and steadfast (said 'KUM-furt').

In the U.S. it appears very rarely. Rare, virtuous, and steady.

Did you know? Comfort is stronger than it sounds: the Latin behind it, confortare, means 'to strengthen greatly' — so the name is less a cushion than a shoring-up (said 'KUM-furt').
Overall data confidence 55%
References — Comfort — Puritan virtue name; Latin confortare; common in Ghana/Nigeria

Variations

ComforteComfortinaSolace

Nicknames

ComfyCora

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Comfort mean?

Comfort is a virtue name from the English word, which comes from the Latin confortare — 'to strengthen greatly.'

How do you pronounce Comfort?

It's said KUM-furt /ˈkʌm.fərt/ — two syllables, stress on the first.

Is Comfort a boy or girl name?

Comfort is used mainly as a girl's name today, though it was once given to both.

How popular is Comfort?

Comfort is very rare in the U.S. and better known in Ghana and Nigeria.

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