Stormy
Stormy was the 1979th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 801st with 252 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 295 places. More babies were named Stormy in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Stormi) stormy (word name) · American English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,979 girls, down 313 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 98girls
- Girls and boys
- 92% girls, 8% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1992252 babies
- Total since 1880
- 8,609babies recorded
What does the name Stormy mean?
Stormy is a spelling of Stormi, pronounced the same way, so it shares Stormi's meaning and origin.
Stormi is a modern spelling of Stormy, an English word name from storm, Old English storm 'tempest'. It is a 20th-century American coinage: SSA records show Stormi from the late 1950s, and its use rose after Kylie Jenner named her daughter Stormi in 2018. No older name tradition lies behind it, so its meaning is simply that of the word.
storm (Old English, “storm, tempest”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Stormy, Storm, Stormie.
See also: English names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'stormy' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'storm' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Stormy popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,979 | #7,611 | 98 | 11 |
| 2020 | #1,666 | #7,979 | 124 | 10 |
| 2010 | #1,759 | #8,701 | 118 | 9 |
| 2000 | #1,133 | #4,358 | 181 | 18 |
| 1990 | #1,242 | #1,939 | 134 | 40 |
| 1980 | #1,205 | #3,815 | 110 | 11 |
| 1970 | #1,752 | #4,188 | 52 | 7 |
| 1960 | #2,640 | #3,309 | 22 | 8 |
| 1950 | #3,932 | #4,139 | 9 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Stormy, counting every spelling?
Stormy is a spelling of Stormi, a name family that ranked #594 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,979 for Stormy on its own. Together these spellings went to 501 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stormi | 291 | #910 | 1,590 |
| Stormy | 98 | #1,979 | 543 |
| Stormie | 107 | #1,865 | 497 |
| Stormee | 5 | #16,974 | 66 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Stormy?
98 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Stormy (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Stormy born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 85 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Stormy.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Stormy?
About 7,500 people born in the US named Stormy are alive today, with a median age of 30; half are between 17 and 40. That makes Stormy mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Stormy by state
How common Stormy was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (2.9×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Stormy: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Stormy, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Stormy
What does Stormy mean?
Stormy is a spelling of Stormi, which means “stormy (word name)” (American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Stormy?
Stormy was the 1979th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 98 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 801st with 252 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 295 places. More babies were named Stormy in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Stormy a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 92% girls, 8% boys given the name Stormy in the US.
Where is Stormy most popular?
In 2021–2025, Stormy was most common in Missouri (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Oklahoma and Florida.