Story*
#4,418 most common girls' name of all time · #7,510 across all names · 8% male / 92% female · used 1971–2025 · notable crossover
Rank among girls
#4,418
Rank overall
#7,510 of 105,966
First appeared
1971
Years on the list
42 of 146
All-time
2,048
Since 2016
1,057
Peak year
2024 #1,586
Best rank
#1,586 2024
Girls
Boys
peak 144/yr
Story first appears in 1971. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 110 | 10 | 120 | #1,825 |
| 2024 | 133 | 11 | 144 | #1,586 |
| 2023 | 93 | 18 | 111 | #2,084 |
| 2022 | 105 | 14 | 119 | #1,913 |
| 2021 | 86 | 9 | 95 | #2,176 |
| 2020 | 98 | 13 | 111 | #1,954 |
| 2019 | 114 | 8 | 122 | #1,794 |
| 2018 | 74 | 10 | 84 | #2,428 |
| 2017 | 76 | 6 | 82 | #2,390 |
| 2016 | 69 | — | 69 | #2,574 |
| 2015 | 68 | 5 | 73 | #2,632 |
| 2014 | 89 | 5 | 94 | #2,149 |
| 2013 | 84 | 7 | 91 | #2,222 |
| 2012 | 102 | — | 102 | #1,938 |
| 2011 | 79 | — | 79 | #2,361 |
| 2010 | 80 | 9 | 89 | #2,373 |
| 2009 | 76 | — | 76 | #2,500 |
| 2008 | 72 | — | 72 | #2,597 |
| 2007 | 60 | — | 60 | #2,973 |
| 2006 | 20 | 5 | 25 | #6,441 |
| 2005 | 15 | — | 15 | #7,629 |
| 2004 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,954 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,387 |
| 2002 | 13 | 5 | 18 | #7,998 |
| 2001 | 12 | 7 | 19 | #8,384 |
| 2000 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,429 |
| 1999 | 14 | 5 | 19 | #7,005 |
| 1998 | 16 | 7 | 23 | #6,203 |
| 1997 | 15 | — | 15 | #6,309 |
| 1996 | 16 | 5 | 21 | #5,933 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,063 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,034 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | 10 | #8,349 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,941 |
| 1987 | 7 | — | 7 | #9,295 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | 8 | #7,927 |
| 1981 | 5 | — | 5 | #11,308 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | 7 | #8,735 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,668 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | 5 | #10,249 |
| 1974 | 7 | — | 7 | #7,534 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,573 |