Story
Story was the 1831st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1589th with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 812 places. More babies were named Story in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,831 girls, up 127 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- 89% girls, 11% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,048babies recorded
Story popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,831 | #8,163 | 110 | 10 |
| 2020 | #1,958 | #6,574 | 98 | 13 |
| 2010 | #2,382 | #8,702 | 80 | 9 |
| 2000 | #9,796 | — | 10 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | #8,959 | — | 7 | — |
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How popular is Story, counting every spelling?
Story is a spelling of Stori, a name family that ranked #812 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,831 for Story on its own. Together these spellings went to 334 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stori | 136 | #1,558 | 698 |
| Story | 110 | #1,831 | 527 |
| Storie | 61 | #2,812 | 214 |
| Storey | 16 | #7,098 | 48 |
| Storri | 6 | #14,720 | 29 |
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 Story?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Story (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Story 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Story.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Story?
About 1,900 people born in the US named Story are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Story a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Story by state
How common Story was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 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 Story: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Story, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Story
How popular is the name Story?
Story was the 1831st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 1589th with 133 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 812 places. More babies were named Story in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Story a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 89% girls, 11% boys given the name Story in the US.
Where is Story most popular?
In 2021–2025, Story was most common in Kentucky (0.12 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Florida.