Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Story

Gender Unisex · 92% girls Rank 2025 #1,831 Trend ↑ Rising 20%
Rank 2025
#1,831
among girls · ↓242 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Story · -17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,612
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
144 babies
All-time total
2,048
#4,864 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Story popularity over time

2,048 babies have been named Story 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
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 23 – 23 2 – #7,565
1980s 27 – 27 3 +17% #8,129
1990s 88 17 105 11 +289% #6,028
2000s 291 17 308 31 +193% #2,506
2010s 835 50 885 89 +187% #1,798
2020s (to 2025) 625 75 700 117 +32% #1,589

Where Story 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 115 0.07 outside top 500
2027 119 0.07 outside top 500
2028 123 0.08 outside top 500
2029 126 0.08 outside top 500
2030 129 0.08 outside top 500

Where Story is most popular

Girls named Story per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.065 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Florida.

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 Story 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
Kentucky 10 0.117 +80%
Arkansas 5 0.095 +46%
Florida 36 0.084 +30%
California 68 0.081 +25%
North Carolina 15 0.066 ≈ national
Texas 45 0.056 -14%
Colorado 5 0.045 -31%
Ohio 10 0.042 -35%
Arizona 5 0.036 -45%
Georgia 7 0.031 -53%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -57%
Michigan 5 0.027 -58%
Pennsylvania 6 0.025 -61%
New York 10 0.025 -61%
Illinois 5 0.022 -66%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
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 Story

Story is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,831 in 2025 with 110 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 2,048 American babies have been named Story, about 92% girls and 8% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 144 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 Story stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Story?

The median living Story is about 9 years old; half are between 4 and 15. An estimated 2,000 people named Story are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Story 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 110 #1,831 10 #8,163
2024 133 #1,589 11 #7,693
2023 93 #2,088 18 #5,432
2022 105 #1,917 14 #6,432
2021 86 #2,183 9 #8,740
2020 98 #1,958 13 #6,574
2019 114 #1,798 8 #9,626
2018 74 #2,435 10 #8,080
2017 76 #2,399 6 #12,037
2016 69 #2,589 – –
2015 68 #2,643 5 #13,787
2014 89 #2,153 5 #13,802
2013 84 #2,233 7 #10,584
2012 102 #1,937 – –
2011 79 #2,365 – –
2010 80 #2,382 9 #8,702
2009 76 #2,506 – –
2008 72 #2,608 – –
2007 60 #2,990 – –
2006 20 #6,570 5 #13,752
2005 15 #7,855 – –
2004 8 #12,617 – –
2003 5 #18,067 – –
2002 13 #8,228 5 #12,247
2001 12 #8,676 7 #9,104
2000 10 #9,796 – –
1995 5 #15,447 – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – – –
1980 7 #8,959 – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Story

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

  1. 1 Story Musgrave Story Musgrave American physician and astronaut (born 1935) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Story?

The median living Story is about 9 years old. Half of all living Storys are between 4 and 15 years old.

How many people named Story are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Story are alive in the United States, based on 2,048 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Story in 2025?

Story ranked #1,831 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 110 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Story?

2,048 babies have been named Story in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Story most popular?

Story peaked in 2024, when 144 newborns received the name.

Is Story a boy or girl name?

Story is used for both: about 92% of babies named Story have been girls and 8% boys.

Is the name Story rising or falling?

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

Will Story become more popular?

Story is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 129 girls named Story in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Story?

Well-known people named Story include Story Musgrave (astronaut).

Names like Story

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

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