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Storm is a name of English origin, meaning “storm”. In 2025 it ranked 1,512th for girls in the UK (21 babies) and 1,436th for girls in the US (150 babies).

What does Storm mean?

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“storm”

An English word name for a tempest; Storm is a weather-controlling heroine in the X-Men comics.

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Is Storm a girl's or a boy's name?

In recent years, Storm has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 21 girls and 12 boys in the UK and 150 girls and 69 boys in the US.

How popular is Storm in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#1,512among girls
Babies in 2025
21about 1 in 13,000 girls
Five-year trend
Fallingdown 36% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 21 girls in the UK were named Storm, making it the 1,512th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 745th. Its busiest year was 2021, with 69 girls. 12 boys were also named Storm in 2025 (2,087th for boys).

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 4 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Storm than any year since 1996.

Half of all the girls named Storm in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

In 2025, 64% of the babies named Storm in the UK were girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 1,719th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.

1996Busiest: 69 in 20212025
Storm in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202521#1,512
202436#1,020
202337#1,004
202267#621
202169#607
202054#745
201946#862
201847#860
201745#916
201637#1,037
201534#1,108
201435#1,080
201326#1,365
201223#1,474
201122#1,467
201031#1,136
200935#996
200827#1,176
200745#789
200644#772
200538#808
200442#731
200335#823
200232#829
200147#621
200046#635
199946#629
199839#695
199727#895
199618#1,122

How popular is Storm in the US?

Rank in 2025
#1,436among girls
Babies in 2025
150about 1 in 11,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 31% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 150 girls in the US were named Storm, making it the 1,436th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,649th. It first appears in the records in 1946. 69 boys were also named Storm in 2025 (2,108th for boys).

2025 had the most girls named Storm of any year since it first appeared, in 1946.

Half of all the girls named Storm in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.

In 1987, 23% of the babies named Storm in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 68%, with more girls than boys since 2017.

1946Busiest: 150 in 20252025
Storm in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025150#1,436
2024129#1,613
2023143#1,506
2022130#1,621
2021140#1,506
2020125#1,649
2019104#1,913
201894#2,059
2017103#1,943
201685#2,247
201576#2,408
201460#2,841
201352#3,122
201248#3,363
201137#3,998
201033#4,396
200943#3,676
200840#3,935
200752#3,247
200641#3,733
200541#3,583
200459#2,738
200362#2,574
200255#2,741
200177#2,122
200060#2,504
199951#2,700
199878#1,937
199761#2,226
199668#2,039
199580#1,783
199470#1,994
199358#2,236
199230#3,575
199128#3,716
199032#3,359
198915#5,539
198822#4,010
198710#6,783
19868#7,745
19850–
19848#7,396
19830–
19820–
19810–
19806#9,093
19796#9,008
19786#8,560
19770–
19766#8,154
197510#5,514
19747#6,898
19736#7,433
19720–
19716#7,386
19700–
19690–
19680–
19670–
19660–
19655#6,538
19649#4,635
19637#5,295
19620–
19616#5,850
19600–
19590–
19580–
19577#4,917
19568#4,466
19550–
19545#5,751
19530–
19527#4,482
19517#4,384
195011#3,234
19490–
19480–
19470–
19466#4,416

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