Storie
A feminine variant of the English word "story", implying a narration or tale.
Name Census estimates that about 537 living Americans carry the first name Storie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Storie today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Storie births was 2024 (45 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Storie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Storie with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
537
~ 1 in 638,276 Americans
Peak year
2024
45 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,490
Tracked since 1975
Census
Storie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 386 people with the first name Storie, which placed it at #24,794 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,794
National first-name rank
People counted
386
386 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
64.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Storie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Storie is White at 64.2%. The next largest groups are Black (16.8%) and Two or More Races (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Storie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Storie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White64.2% · 248
- Black or African American16.8% · 65
- Two or more races8.8% · 34
- Hispanic or Latino8.5% · 33
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 6
Popularity
Storie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Storie from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 217 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Storie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Storie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Stories live
Origin
Meaning and history of Storie
The name Storie is of Old English origin, derived from the word "stor," meaning "large" or "great." It is believed to have emerged as a given name during the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, which lasted from the 5th to the 11th century AD.
The earliest known record of the name Storie dates back to the 9th century, when it appeared in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, a collection of annals recording the history of the Anglo-Saxons. It was initially used as a nickname or descriptive term to refer to individuals of large stature or those who had achieved great deeds.
One of the earliest known individuals with the name Storie was Storie Beornothson, a nobleman and warrior who lived in the late 9th century. He is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle for his role in defending the Kingdom of Wessex against Viking raids.
In the 11th century, the name gained popularity among the Norman aristocracy after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It appeared in several contemporary documents, including the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of land ownership commissioned by William the Conqueror.
A notable figure bearing the name Storie was Storie de Montfort, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. He later received land grants in England and founded the de Montfort family, which played a significant role in English history during the Middle Ages.
Another prominent individual with the name Storie was Storie FitzAlan, a 12th-century nobleman and military commander who served under King Henry II of England. He was involved in the Norman conquest of Ireland and was granted lands in County Arundel, where he established the FitzAlan family line.
During the Renaissance period, the name Storie gained some literary recognition. Storie Sackville, an English poet and courtier born in 1536, was a notable figure at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. His works included poems and plays that explored themes of love, honor, and chivalry.
As the name Storie evolved over the centuries, it took on various spellings and forms, such as Storey, Storry, and Storre. However, the core meaning of "great" or "large" remained consistent throughout its history, reflecting the name's origins as a descriptor of physical or personal qualities.
People
Storie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Storie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Storie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Storie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 537 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Storie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 638,276 US residents.
Is Storie a common name?
We classify Storie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 85.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 542 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Storie most popular?
The single biggest year for Storie was 2024, when 45 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Storie is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Storie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 386 people with the name Storie, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,794 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Storie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Storie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Storie leans strongly female. 374 people counted with this name were female (96.4%), compared with 14 male bearers (3.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Storie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Storie is White at 64.2%. The next largest groups are Black (16.8%) and Two or More Races (8.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Storie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Storie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.2% (248 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Storie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Storie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Storie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Storie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Storie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Storie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Storie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.