Storm

Storm: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“storm”
Origin
English
Say it
STORM · 1 syllable
Used for
Both (43% girls, 57% boys since 1880)

From the English word storm; it also occurs as a surname and as a given name in modern use. It may also reflect Scandinavian usage, where Storm is found as a surname and occasional given name.

How popular is Storm?

202464.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Storm in 2024214

2024 rank#1,620 girls

Peak year2023

Total US babies since 18806,168

Storm is rising: use over the last five years is 2.5× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Storm

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English
  • Sagewise one; sage plant · English
  • Remingtonsettlement by the streambank · English

Storm questions

What does the name Storm mean?

Storm means "storm". It comes from English. From the English word storm; it also occurs as a surname and as a given name in modern use. It may also reflect Scandinavian usage, where Storm is found as a surname and occasional given name.

Is Storm a boy or girl name?

Storm is used for both: about 43% of US babies named Storm since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Storm?

214 US babies were named Storm in 2024. Its peak year was 2023.

How do you pronounce Storm?

Storm is usually pronounced STORM.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.