NameTides

Story

Story was the #1,818 girls' name in the US in 2025 (110 babies), and #2,440 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Story as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Story as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Story as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.030.050.080.11880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,818 (110)#2,440 (11)#2,730 (7)
2024#1,579 (133)#4,193 (5)—
2023#2,076 (93)#4,057 (5)—
2022#1,907 (105)#3,971 (5)—
2021#2,173 (86)#5,581 (3)#2,893 (6)
2020#1,948 (98)#3,447 (6)#2,873 (6)
2019#1,789 (114)—#2,872 (6)
2018#2,419 (74)#5,666 (3)—
2017#2,384 (76)——
2016#2,560 (69)#4,096 (5)—
2015#2,619 (68)—#3,286 (5)
2014#2,139 (89)——
2013#2,211 (84)—#2,595 (7)
2012#1,929 (102)——
2011#2,346 (79)—#2,156 (9)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,579.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1971.
  • In 2025, 92% of US babies named Story were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 15,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 15,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 23,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Story is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,400 to 1 in 16,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Story by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: #555ARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: #1,436FL
Story (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
StoryCanadaGirls#2,7307
StoryEngland & WalesGirls#2,44011
StoryEngland & WalesBoys—too few
StoryNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
StoryUSGirls#1,818110
StoryUSBoys#7,67910