Given name & surname
Storm
Storm is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “of the tempest; stormy weather; having an impetuous nature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “of the tempest; stormy weather; having an impetuous nature.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1946. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Storm through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,394
- 3,605 boys · 2,789 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 252 babies
- 2025
- 219
- #1,442 for girls · #2,124 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 42% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 150 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,442 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 35.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 69 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Florida and North Carolina shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (12 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,530 as a first name in 2020; 9,897 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Storm’s family of names
Storm has a related form in Stormy. Storm has a related form in Stormie. Storm has a related form in Stormi.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Storm has relatives in 3 languages.
11 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 20
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Storm
- Storm ThorgersonEnglish graphic designer (1944-2013)
- Storm ReidAmerican actressborn 2003
- Storm HunterAustralian female tennis playerborn 1994
- Storm RouxAustralian footballerborn 1993
- Storm UruNew Zealand rowerborn 1985
- Storm LargeAmerican actress and singerborn 1969
- Storm ConstantineBritish writer (1956–2021)
- Storm IngebrigtsenNorwegian cyclistborn 2005
- Storm DavisMajor League Baseball pitcherborn 1961
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Appears in
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