Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Stori

Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,558 Trend ↑ Rising 68%
Rank 2025
#1,558
among girls · ↓186 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
141
named Stori · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 11,818
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
166 babies
All-time total
1,536
#5,645 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Stori popularity over time

1,536 babies have been named Stori since 1971, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 53 – 53 5 – #5,927
1980s 24 – 24 2 -55% #8,068
1990s 71 – 71 7 +196% #8,170
2000s 178 – 178 18 +151% #3,525
2010s 399 – 399 40 +124% #2,190
2020s (to 2025) 796 15 811 135 +239% #1,372

Where Stori is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 149 0.09 outside top 500
2027 160 0.10 outside top 500
2028 171 0.11 outside top 500
2029 180 0.11 outside top 500
2030 189 0.12 outside top 500

Where Stori is most popular

Girls named Stori per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.086 per 1,000. Strongest in Maryland, District of Columbia, and Georgia.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Stori born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maryland 49 0.462 +437%
District of Columbia 5 0.422 +390%
Georgia 56 0.247 +187%
Pennsylvania 50 0.211 +146%
Virginia 30 0.176 +105%
New York 56 0.141 +64%
Louisiana 10 0.114 +33%
Florida 42 0.098 +14%
North Carolina 22 0.097 +12%
New Jersey 17 0.094 +9%
Ohio 21 0.089 ≈ national
Illinois 18 0.079 -9%
Texas 52 0.065 -25%
Alabama 5 0.053 -38%
Colorado 5 0.045 -48%
Indiana 5 0.036 -59%
California 20 0.024 -72%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Stori

Stori is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,558 in 2025 with 136 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 1,536 American babies have been named Stori. Its peak came in 2024, when 166 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Stori stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Stori?

The median living Stori is about 5 years old; half are between 2 and 13. An estimated 1,500 people named Stori are alive in the United States today.

median 5 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Stori year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 136 #1,558 5 #13,638
2024 166 #1,372 – –
2023 121 #1,706 5 #13,922
2022 139 #1,546 – –
2021 136 #1,553 5 #13,822
2020 98 #1,957 – –
2019 85 #2,190 – –
2018 75 #2,417 – –
2017 38 #3,988 – –
2016 25 #5,429 – –
2015 28 #4,971 – –
2014 24 #5,613 – –
2013 38 #3,996 – –
2012 27 #5,236 – –
2011 31 #4,669 – –
2010 28 #5,091 – –
2009 38 #4,096 – –
2008 25 #5,730 – –
2007 47 #3,525 – –
2006 15 #8,190 – –
2005 11 #10,036 – –
2004 5 #18,462 – –
2003 10 #10,344 – –
2002 6 #15,168 – –
2001 11 #9,283 – –
2000 10 #9,795 – –
1995 7 #11,644 – –
1990 6 #12,761 – –
1985 – – – –
1980 8 #8,068 – –
1975 10 #5,927 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
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1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
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1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Stori, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Stori?

The median living Stori is about 5 years old. Half of all living Storis are between 2 and 13 years old.

How many people named Stori are alive today?

An estimated 1,500 people named Stori are alive in the United States, based on 1,536 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Stori in 2025?

Stori ranked #1,558 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 136 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Stori?

1,536 babies have been named Stori in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Stori most popular?

Stori peaked in 2024, when 166 newborns received the name.

Is Stori a boy or girl name?

Stori is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Stori rising or falling?

Stori is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Stori become more popular?

Stori is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 189 girls named Stori in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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