Story

Story is a girl name of English origin, meaning A tale worth telling.

What Story means

A tale worth telling.

Story sits at 5 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.

Where Story comes from

English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.

Story is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.

How popular is Story?

Story sits outside the top 100 girl names we currently track. For many parents that is the appeal: a name with genuine history behind it that has not been picked up by everyone at once.

The character of Story

Story sits in our Celebrity group. Following that theme is usually the fastest way to find the handful of other names that feel the way this one does.

Themes: Celebrity

Names like Story

These share Story's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Stormi — Stormy weather; a tempestuous spirit.
• Apple — The sweet apple fruit.
• Birdie — Little bird.
• Blue — The colour of the sky and sea.
• Chicago — From the windy city; place of wild onion.
• Dream — A cherished hope or vision.
• Journey — A life's voyage.
• Kulture — Culture; heritage and art.
• Maxwell — From the great stream.
• North — The northern direction; a guiding point.
• Royalty — Of royal rank; majesty.
• True — Genuine, loyal and real.

More English names

• Stormi — Stormy weather; a tempestuous spirit.
• Summer — The warm, bright season.
• Storm — A tempest; powerful weather.
• Sunny — Bright and cheerful as the sun.
• Stone — Strong and steadfast as stone.
• Sutton — From the southern town.
• Sterling — Of the highest quality; pure silver.
• Sybil — A prophetess; seer.
• Stanley — Dweller by the stony meadow.
• Talon — Claw; sharp and keen.