Storm
Masculine · “storm”
Storm is given to both — 3,605 boys and 2,789 girls since 1880. See Storm as a girl nameSee other names given to both
Storm is one of the old Germanic weather words — sturm in Old English, unchanged in a thousand years, and probably from a root meaning to whirl.
How old is the name Storm?
Storm first appears in US birth records in 1946 — 79 years ago. The typical Storm alive today was born around 2001, making them about 24 years old. About 3,500 people named Storm are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Storm most popular?
Storm peaked in 1995, reaching #837 nationally. Today it ranks #2108, 1,271 places below that high. See the whole 1995 chart.
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Where it comes from
From storm to Storm
The story of Storm
Storm is a real Dutch, Danish and Norwegian surname and has been a given name in Scandinavia for generations. English-speaking families took the word directly among the nature names of the twentieth century. It is used for both sexes and appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
storm, tempest
From the Old English storm, cognate with the German Sturm and the Dutch storm, from a Germanic root probably meaning 'to whirl' or 'to rush'. The word is ordinary and has not shifted in meaning. It is also a genuine Dutch and Scandinavian surname.
How the name formed
- storm
- Storm
Related forms: Storm · Storm · Sturm
Pronouncing Storm
STORM
One syllable. It is a homophone of the ordinary English noun.
Nicknames for Storm
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1946
- Most boys named
- 1995165 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #837reached in 1995
- Change vs 2024
- −19.8%69 in 2025, from 86
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Storm in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Storm in Danish — same name
- Storm in Dutch — same name
- Sturm in German — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: Ohio, California, Florida.
Storms among us
people named Storm are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 24,755 born in 2025 was named Storm
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Hilario test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Storm's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hilario climbed just as high around 1929, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hilario's path sketches the road Storm is walking now.
Storm sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Storm is headed
Storm should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Storm beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Storm in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The meaning is concrete and needs no explanation anywhere.
- It is a genuine Scandinavian and Dutch name, not only an English word.
- One syllable, strong, and never mispronounced.
- It is an ordinary English noun with a turbulent sense.
- It is used for both sexes.
- A comic-book character is a strong association for many.
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Storm
Masculine · #2108 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Storms are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 3,500 people named Storm are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Storm in 2025?
- Storm ranks #2108 among US boy names in 2025, with 69 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Storm?
- About 1 in every 24,755 US boys born in 2025 was named Storm — 69 in all.
- Will my child share the name Storm with classmates?
- Storm will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Storm
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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