Unisex name · since 1944
Stormy
Since 1944, U.S. Social Security records show 7,709 babies named Stormy, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,709
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
7,709 babies have been named Stormy since 1944, making it today's #1966 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Stormy recorded 7,709 times among girls since 1944, holding rank #1966 nationally today, ahead of 89% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 2025.
- #1,946 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,966 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,709 born since 1944
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Stormy ranks #1,946 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,709 born since 1944, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,946 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,966 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,709
- born since 1944
- 1990s
- peak decade
Stormy's 7,709 recorded births place it above 97.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Stormy compares
7,709 Top 11% higher than 89% 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
Stormy's all-time total is 21x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Stormy | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,709 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 252 | 21 | 19,840 |
Stormy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Stormy's full recorded timeline at 1986, 74% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 26% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1944, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1992 peak of 252 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Stormy popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 252
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Stormy popularity over time - boys
900 total births recorded since 1947 (Stormy as boys' name)
Stormy by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (2,028 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Stormy's strongest decade.
2,028 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Stormy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 173
1950s
173 births
- 1960s 316
1960s
316 births
- 1970s
1970s
864 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,070 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,028 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,377 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,188 births
- 2020s 667
2020s
667 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 2,028 births (26% of all-time use).
How Stormy 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 Stormy's total volume
Stormy by state
Where Stormy concentrates geographically, total births since 1944
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,335 | 17.3% |
| #2 | California | | 452 | 5.9% |
| #3 | Oklahoma | | 417 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Arkansas | | 222 | 2.9% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 197 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 194 | 2.5% |
| #7 | Florida | | 193 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 177 | 2.3% |
1,335 of 7,709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Stormy appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Stormy's data
- Stormy's decade-level peak was the 1990s (2,028 total births); usage has since declined to 667 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Stormys (1,335 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Stormy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1944–2025 (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 Stormy 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.