Stormy

#1,962 for girls in 2025, 98 births · #7,194 for boys in 2025, 11 births
Given to girls 89.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1992 · 252 births
Debut · girls
7 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
7,709
since 1944

Stormy over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #800, 1992peak #1,909, 1990girlsboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,96298#7,19411
2024#1,796112#7,25711
2023#1,903104#7,73810
2022#1,638129#8,9908
2021#1,955100#7,58710
2020#1,654124#7,50210
2019#1,406160#5,81315
2018#1,900105#8,8198
2017#1,779117#6,06014
2016#1,693126#8,1469
2015#1,677127#9,5687
2014#1,922104#10,7176
2013#1,834110#8,7898
2012#1,807112#6,62612
2011#1,840109#7,50210
2010#1,751118#8,1399
2009#1,687132#8,9858
2008#1,880113#11,0376
2007#1,784120—
2006#1,590135#6,46012
2005#1,878103#7,09610
2004#1,480136#5,81313
2003#1,365148#4,27619
2002#1,386139#4,50217
2001#1,200170#4,47617
2000#1,127181#4,20418
1999#1,103180#4,16217
1998#1,156163#4,19716
1997#997195#3,45520
1996#916214#2,74727
1995#898211#2,84725
1994#809249#2,95124
1993#953198#2,05039
1992#800252#2,12836
1991#860232#2,01937
1990#1,237134#1,90940
1989#1,157142#3,32517
1988#1,300111#2,86019
1987#1,202120#2,83818
1986#1,36794#3,88211
1985#1,133127#3,21614
1984#1,179112#3,92510
1983#1,43481#3,41112
1982#1,55176#6,3855
1981#1,30497#3,85810
1980#1,197110#3,61511
1979#1,113122#2,77716
1978#1,212103#3,8579
1977#1,206101#3,8369
1976#1,16798#3,7249
1975#1,25290#2,75114
1974#1,25287#2,79913
1973#1,36173#2,71613
1972#1,56559#4,4416
1971#1,35079#4,9075
1970#1,73652#3,8367
1969#1,68551#3,9356
1968#2,16431#4,1365
1967#2,96318#3,5596
1966#2,24928#3,9485
1965#1,95035#3,2447
1964#1,51856—
1963#2,06133#3,0448
1962#2,60522#3,6406
1961#2,75220#2,9009
1960#2,57322#3,0778
1959#2,45822#3,9885
1958#2,75518#3,9445
1957#2,02829#3,2577
1956#2,62219—
1955#2,22224—
1954#2,51919#3,4526
1953#2,92114—
1952#3,55210—
1951#3,7149#3,0667
1950#3,6629#3,6815
1949#3,39310#3,6905
1948—#2,7888
1947#3,7069#3,7335
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First appearance
1944

The first year at least five girls were named Stormy! It came in at #3,687, and was given to 7 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1945–1946, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Stormy is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedNHWashington: #792 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,779 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedMNIllinois: #1,468 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 14,847 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedWIMichigan: #878 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,744 girlsMINew York: #1,979 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,244 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedIAIndiana: #607 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,682 girlsINOhio: #1,006 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 10,779 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,607 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 17,322 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedNEMissouri: #569 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,238 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedWVVirginia: #626 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,038 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedDEArizona: #585 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,381 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedNMKansas: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,576 girlsKSArkansas: #295 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,629 girlsARTennessee: #637 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,870 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #522 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,815 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #176 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 809 girlsOKLouisiana: #487 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,802 girlsLAMississippi: #337 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,740 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedALGeorgia: #756 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,822 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Stormy, so not publishedHITexas: #428 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 2,566 girlsTXFlorida: #1,032 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,315 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#176 · 1 in 809
  2. Arkansas#295 · 1 in 1,629
  3. Mississippi#337 · 1 in 1,740
  4. Texas#428 · 1 in 2,566
  5. Kansas#430 · 1 in 2,576

Best ever in a state: #162 in Arkansas, 1998.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#176201 in 809
Arkansas#29571 in 1,629
Mississippi#33771 in 1,740
Texas#428531 in 2,566
Kansas#43051 in 2,576
Louisiana#48781 in 2,802
North Carolina#522101 in 3,815
Missouri#56971 in 4,238
Arizona#58581 in 3,381
Indiana#60771 in 4,682
Virginia#62671 in 5,038
Tennessee#63761 in 4,870
Georgia#75671 in 5,822
Washington#79251 in 5,779
Michigan#87871 in 7,744
Ohio#1,00661 in 10,779
Florida#1,03281 in 9,315
Illinois#1,46851 in 14,847
California#1,607141 in 17,322
New York#1,97951 in 22,244
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Stormy
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 166 spots since 2024 (#1,796 → #1,962)
  • 308 spots since 2020 (#1,654 → #1,962)
  • 285 spots since 2015 (#1,677 → #1,962)
  • Biggest jump: 377 spots in 1991 (#1,237 → #860)
  • Biggest drop: 159 spots in 1998 (#997 → #1,156)
Rise & fade · girls
48 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1944
  • Peaked 1992 at #800 (252 births)
  • Births halved by 2005, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 7 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 7 yrs · run 1991–1997
Share of babies · girls
1 in 7,172
  • Highest: 1 in 7,172 girls born in 1994 were named Stormy (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 16,401 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #800 in 1992, was only 1 in 7,317 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1990s
  • 26.3% of all girls named Stormy (2,028) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1949
  • Mostly boys until 1948, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s26#3,393 (1949)#3,595
1950s173#2,028 (1957)#2,845
1960s316#1,518 (1964)#2,252
1970s864#1,113 (1979)#1,321
1980s1,070#1,133 (1985)#1,282
1990s2,028#800 (1992)#973
2000s1,377#1,127 (2000)#1,538
2010s1,188#1,406 (2019)#1,761
2020s667#1,638 (2022)#1,818

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Stormy in 1994

girls
#809
249 births · 1 in 7,172 girls
boys
#2,951
24 births · 1 in 80,501 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #809Stormy249

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #2,951Stormy24
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 7,172 of them was named Stormy, which outranked 94.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stormy
  1. #805Macey251
  2. #807Katerina250
  3. #807Tricia250
  4. #809Stormy249
  5. #810Lacie248
  6. #810Patrice248
  7. #812Aileen247
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 80,501 of them was named Stormy, which outranked 71.2% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Stormy
  1. #2,847Zackory25
  2. #2,847Zakaria25
  3. #2,847Zebadiah25
  4. #2,951Stormy24
  5. #2,951Adel24
  6. #2,951Alaa24
  7. #2,951Arley24
  8. #3,030Abdulrahman23
  9. #3,030Alanmichael23
  10. #3,030Aleczander23

Tied with 78 names at #2,951; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994 →