How Many People Are Named Storm?
An estimated 6,020 people in the United States have the first name Storm. It is used for both genders, with 57.3% male. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Storm peaked in popularity in 2022 with 249 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Storm as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Storm paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Storm is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
6,020
About 1 in 56,936 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
57.3% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2022
249 births
Total Registered
6,168
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Storm
Storm is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (57.3%) and females (42.7%). Out of 6,168 total births registered, 3,534 were male and 2,634 were female.
Storm as a male name
Ranked #1,870 in 2024
86 male births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (165 births)
Storm as a female name
Ranked #1,621 in 2024
128 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (143 births)
Storm: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Storm span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,900 babies were registered. While Storm is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Storm by Decade
How has Storm tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Storm by State
Birth registrations for Storm span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Ohio, New York, California. The lowest are in Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey. On average, about 103 Storms were registered per state.
Storm + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Storm as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Storm
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Storm: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Storm?
We estimate approximately 6,020 people named Storm are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 56,936 Americans share this first name.
Is Storm a common name?
Storm is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,168 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Storm most popular?
Storm reached peak popularity in 2022, when 249 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Storm is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Storm a male name?
Storm is predominantly male. 57.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Storm Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Storm Smith, Storm Johnson, Storm Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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