girl's name
Comfort
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 373
Ireland
#718
2004 births
Comfort is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2024 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2004, when 12 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Comfort over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2024, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 49 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 66 |
| 2010s | 46 |
| 2020s (to 2024) | 31 |
How popular is Comfort?
In 2024, Comfort was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Comfort is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Comfort
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Comfort also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Comfort over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Comfort
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Comfort — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Comfort
How popular is the name Comfort?
In 2024, Comfort was given to 6 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Comfort a girl's or a boy's name?
Comfort is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Comfort?
Comfort has 2 syllables.
When was Comfort most popular?
Comfort peaked in 2004, when 12 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Comfort a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Comfort currently ranks #6,684 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.