Name Legacy

Story

Recorded 1971–2025 · United States

Story was most popular in 2024, when 144 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,801 that year. In 2025 it ranked #3,129, with 120 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,048 people named Story.

Most popular in2024
Rank that year#2,801
Births that year144
Total since 18802,048
Given to92% girls

Story over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Story’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Story a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Story is mostly a girl’s name — 92.2% of the 2,048 Americans given it were girls and 7.8% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 91% girls and 9% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Story

Where Story is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org