Stormy
The Story of Stormy
As a girl name
Stormy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1944, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1992, when 252 Stormys were born — ranking #800 that year. As of 2026, Stormy ranks #1,863 for girls with 108 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 8K Stormys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Stormy first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1947, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 40 Stormys were born — ranking #1,909 that year. As of 2026, Stormy ranks #7,224 for boys with 11 births, falling sharply (-15%). In total, more than 889 Stormys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Stormy
Stormy is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1944 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Stormy's peak popularity came in 1992 when it ranked #800. Use the chart and map above to compare Stormy's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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