How Many People Are Named Story?
An estimated 1,906 people in the United States have the first name Story. It is predominantly female (92.3%). The average bearer is 12 years old, and Story peaked in popularity in 2024 with 143 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Story 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 Story paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Story is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,906
About 1 in 179,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
92.3% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2024
143 births
Total Registered
1,927
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Story
Story is predominantly female (92.3%), though 149 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Story as a male name
Ranked #7,652 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (18 births)
Story as a female name
Ranked #1,590 in 2024
132 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (132 births)
Story: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Story span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 885 babies were registered. While Story is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Story by Decade
How has Story 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.
Story by State
Birth registrations for Story span all 18 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Oklahoma, Nevada, Michigan. On average, about 35 Storys were registered per state.
Story + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Story as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Story
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Story: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Story?
We estimate approximately 1,906 people named Story 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 179,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Story a common name?
Story is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,927 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Story most popular?
Story reached peak popularity in 2024, when 143 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Story is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Story a female name?
Story is predominantly female. 92.3% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Story Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Story Smith, Story Johnson, Story 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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