Girls' name · since 1971
Stori
Since 1971, U.S. Social Security records show 1,521 babies named Stori, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,521
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Stori is the #1554 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,521 recorded since 1971.
Stori has 1,521 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1554 as of the latest data, more common than 91% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,646 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,554 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,521 born since 1971
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stori ranks #5,646 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,554 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,521 born since 1971, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5,646 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,554 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,521
- born since 1971
- 2020s
- peak decade
Stori's 1,521 recorded births place it above 92.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
18 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Stori compares
1,521 Top 26% higher than 74% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Stori's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,521 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 166 | 21 | 19,840 |
Stori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stori's full recorded timeline at 2003, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 166 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 166
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Stori popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 2021 (Stori as boys' name)
Stori by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (796 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Stori's strongest decade.
796 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Stori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 53
1970s
53 births
- 1980s 24
1980s
24 births
- 1990s 71
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 178
2000s
178 births
- 2010s
2010s
399 births
- 2020s
2020s
796 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 796 births (52% of all-time use).
How Stori compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Stori's total volume
Stori by state
Where Stori concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 101 | 6.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 93 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 73 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 68 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 64 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Florida | | 62 | 4.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 37 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 36 | 2.4% |
101 of 1,521 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 18 reporting states.
Stori appears in 18 states. Explore state details →
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- New York records the most Storis (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Stori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Stori draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.