Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2022

Storm

Meaning Storm is a unisex given name Gender Unisex · 44% girls Rank 2025 #2,124 Trend → Stable

Storm is a unisex given name.

Rank 2025
#2,124
among boys · ↓250 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
219
named Storm · +2% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,755
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2022
252 babies
All-time total
6,394
#2,253 all-time among boys
First recorded
1946
in Social Security records

Storm popularity over time

6,394 babies have been named Storm since 1946, 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
BoysGirls

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 6 12 18 2 – #3,338
1950s 45 46 91 9 +406% #3,224
1960s 27 28 55 6 -40% #3,881
1970s 47 41 88 9 +60% #4,125
1980s 69 196 265 27 +201% #1,499
1990s 556 1,344 1,900 190 +617% #841
2000s 530 715 1,245 125 -34% #1,324
2010s 692 634 1,326 133 +7% #1,752
2020s (to 2025) 817 589 1,406 234 +77% #1,491

Where Storm is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 70 0.04 outside top 500
2027 71 0.04 outside top 500
2028 71 0.04 outside top 500
2029 72 0.04 outside top 500
2030 72 0.04 outside top 500

Where Storm is most popular

Boys named Storm per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.056 per 1,000. Strongest in Hawaii, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Storm 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Hawaii 12 0.773 +1276%
Ohio 41 0.155 +176%
Pennsylvania 27 0.102 +81%
Florida 29 0.061 +9%
New York 25 0.058 ≈ national
Maryland 5 0.042 -25%
Texas 30 0.034 -39%
North Carolina 8 0.031 -44%
Washington 5 0.031 -46%
California 27 0.030 -47%
Michigan 6 0.029 -48%
Tennessee 5 0.028 -51%
Georgia 7 0.028 -51%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Storm

Storm is rare for boys in the United States, ranked #2,124 in 2025 with 69 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1946, 6,394 American babies have been named Storm, about 56% boys and 44% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2022, when 252 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 Storm stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Storm?

The median living Storm is about 20 years old; half are between 7 and 30. An estimated 6,300 people named Storm are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Storm 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 150 #1,442 69 #2,124
2024 129 #1,618 86 #1,874
2023 143 #1,510 102 #1,677
2022 130 #1,636 122 #1,491
2021 140 #1,514 106 #1,612
2020 125 #1,653 104 #1,577
2019 104 #1,917 59 #2,330
2018 94 #2,070 84 #1,819
2017 103 #1,952 60 #2,236
2016 85 #2,265 89 #1,752
2015 76 #2,427 64 #2,164
2014 60 #2,885 62 #2,200
2013 52 #3,164 50 #2,489
2012 48 #3,414 59 #2,232
2011 37 #4,062 51 #2,474
2010 33 #4,483 56 #2,319
2009 43 #3,729 45 #2,745
2008 40 #4,000 51 #2,505
2007 52 #3,284 46 #2,678
2006 41 #3,785 50 #2,471
2005 41 #3,639 83 #1,646
2004 59 #2,776 67 #1,852
2003 62 #2,605 85 #1,527
2002 55 #2,774 92 #1,422
2001 77 #2,148 99 #1,324
2000 60 #2,538 97 #1,332
1995 80 #1,800 165 #841
1990 32 #3,430 109 #1,019
1985 – – 12 #3,772
1980 6 #10,213 8 #4,881
1975 10 #5,928 7 #4,734
1970 – – – –
1965 5 #7,392 6 #3,881
1960 – – 6 #3,999
1955 – – – –
1950 11 #3,396 5 #4,138
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Storm

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Storm Thorgerson Storm Thorgerson English graphic designer 1944–2013 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Storm?

The median living Storm is about 20 years old. Half of all living Storms are between 7 and 30 years old.

How many people named Storm are alive today?

An estimated 6,300 people named Storm are alive in the United States, based on 6,394 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Storm mean?

Storm is a unisex given name.

How popular is the name Storm in 2025?

Storm ranked #2,124 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 69 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Storm?

6,394 babies have been named Storm in the United States since 1946, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Storm most popular?

Storm peaked in 2022, when 252 newborns received the name.

Is Storm a boy or girl name?

Storm is used for both: about 44% of babies named Storm have been girls and 56% boys.

Is the name Storm rising or falling?

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

Will Storm become more popular?

Storm looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 72 boys named Storm in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Storm?

Well-known people named Storm include Storm Thorgerson (designer).

Names like Storm

Names that sound and feel close to Storm: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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