Storm

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A few things about Storm you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Storm

Storm Thorgerson

English graphic designer (1944-2013)

Choose Storm and your child shares a first name with Storm Thorgerson, an English graphic designer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Storm, like who?” Storm Thorgerson's Wikipedia article is available in 36 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Jheald, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 10,718 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Storm, 150 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Storm would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryStorm first shows up in US birth records in 1946, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 79 years since.
• 🏆Best yearStorm is at its all-time high right now: #1,436 in 2025.
• 📈Then vs nowStorm is 2.8× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 30,303 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 10,718.
• 🚀TrendStorm has climbed 213 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #1,436. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedStorm is most popular in Maryland, where it ranks #459, followed by North Carolina (#780) and Pennsylvania (#871). It's in the top 1,000 in 4 states.
• ⚖️Boy or girlStorm is given to both boys and girls: 68% of the 219 babies named Storm in 2025 were girls. That makes it one of the names that truly works for either.
• 💬MeaningIn English, Storm means “storm”.

About the name Storm

Storm is a gender-neutral name of English origin meaning “storm”. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-orm”. US birth records list Storm for girls from 1946 to 2025, in 60 of those 80 years. Its best year was 2025, when it ranked #1,436 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #1,436, with 150 babies. Of the 219 US babies named Storm in 2025, 68% were girls and 32% were boys.

Origin:English names