Story
Girl name · #1825 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 110 baby girls were named Story, placing it at #1825 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #2619, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 16,364 girls born in 2025 was named Story.
Babies named Story per year. Source: SSA.
The 54-year story
Story first appears in the Social Security records in 1971, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 133 babies and a rank of #1579. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Story against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Story in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Story is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Story will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Story is most common
State-level data for Story is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Story
Statistically, parents drawn to Story tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ellory, Glory, Sury, Maizy, and Perry.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Story | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | #1818 |
| 2024 | 133 | #1579 |
| 2023 | 93 | #2076 |
| 2022 | 105 | #1907 |
| 2021 | 86 | #2173 |
| 2020 | 98 | #1948 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1789 |
| 2018 | 74 | #2419 |
| 2017 | 76 | #2384 |
| 2016 | 69 | #2560 |
| 2015 | 68 | #2619 |
| 2014 | 89 | #2139 |
| 2013 | 84 | #2211 |
| 2012 | 102 | #1929 |
| 2011 | 79 | #2346 |
| 2010 | 80 | #2360 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2485 |
| 2008 | 72 | #2584 |
| 2007 | 60 | #2964 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6356 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15784 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 12 | #8196 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Story a popular girl name?
Story ranked #1825 among girls in 2025 with 110 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #2619.
When was the name Story most popular?
Story peaked in 2024, when 133 American girls received the name (ranked #1579 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Story?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 16,364 newborn American girls was named Story. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.