Unisex name · since 1971
Story
Story has 1,889 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,889
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Story currently ranks #1825 among unisex names in America, with 1,889 babies recorded since 1971.
Story has 1,889 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1825 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- 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.
- #4,865 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,825 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,889 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Story ranks #4,865 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,825 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,889 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,865 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,825 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,889
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Story's 1,889 recorded births place it above 93.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
20 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Story compares
1,889 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Story's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Story | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,889 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 21 | 19,840 |
Story's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Story's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1971, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 133, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Story popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Story popularity over time - boys
159 total births recorded since 1996 (Story as boys' name)
Story by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (835 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Story's strongest decade.
835 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Story births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 27
1980s
27 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s 291
2000s
291 births
- 2010s
2010s
835 births
- 2020s
2020s
625 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 835 births (44% of all-time use).
How Story 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 Story's total volume
Story by state
Where Story concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 205 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 153 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 74 | 3.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 47 | 2.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 30 | 1.6% |
| #6 | Colorado | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #8 | Kentucky | | 18 | 1.0% |
205 of 1,889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.
Story appears in 20 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Story's data
- Story's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (835 total births) through the 2020s (625) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Storys (205 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Story: 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 Story 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.