Girl’s name · English

Story

How to say it: STOR-ee · /ˈstɔri/

From English word 'story' - modern virtue word name celebrating narrative, creativity and individual tale.

Story was the 899th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 110 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.5-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #737 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#899for girls in 2025
1 in 13,477US babies
110born in 2025
#737projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Story
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#899
Babies born in 2025110
Share of births1 in 13,477
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×2.5
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#737

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Story is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 64 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Stor

Other spellings

Honouring a Story in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Story is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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