Story
The Story of Story
As a girl name
Story first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 132 Storys were born — ranking #1,586 that year. As of 2026, Story ranks #1,627 for girls with 128 births, rising sharply (+30% over the past five years). In total, more than 2K Storys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Story first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1996, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 18 Storys were born — ranking #5,249 that year. As of 2026, Story ranks #6,256 for boys with 14 births, rising sharply (+52% over the past five years). In total, more than 176 Storys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Story
Story is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Story's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #1,586. Use the chart and map above to compare Story'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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