Sterling

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Sterling is a given name of English origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (8% of births). There have been 40,025 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 36,521 as boys and 3,504 as girls. Sterling gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2024. It is the #1,253 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,098
2023 972
2022 973
2021 1,026
2020 889
2019 868
2018 909
2017 839
2016 804
2015 680
2014 649
2013 511
2012 415
2011 371
2010 351
2009 278
2008 290
2007 310
2006 325
2005 311
2004 363
2003 379
2002 434
2001 450
2000 436
1999 447
1998 490
1997 470
1996 530
1995 564
1994 644
1993 580
1992 558
1991 503
1990 492
1989 422
1988 457
1987 358
1986 323
1985 294
1984 316
1983 301
1982 257
1981 238
1980 258
1979 243
1978 242
1977 226
1976 196
1975 190
1974 209
1973 201
1972 190
1971 251
1970 235
1969 244
1968 254
1967 222
1966 245
1965 222
1964 289
1963 288
1962 288
1961 255
1960 237
1959 259
1958 250
1957 246
1956 284
1955 276
1954 252
1953 255
1952 263
1951 260
1950 252
1949 267
1948 260
1947 281
1946 241
1945 223
1944 211
1943 222
1942 267
1941 207
1940 204
1939 182
1938 194
1937 166
1936 194
1935 179
1934 191
1933 186
1932 232
1931 198
1930 208
1929 256
1928 235
1927 242
1926 246
1925 241
1924 280
1923 260
1922 279
1921 275
1920 266
1919 254
1918 257
1917 218
1916 202
1915 209
1914 151
1913 138
1912 100
1911 47
1910 46
1909 47
1908 44
1907 39
1906 32
1905 30
1904 33
1903 31
1902 30
1901 28
1900 38
1899 18
1898 26
1897 25
1896 21
1895 35
1894 15
1893 30
1892 23
1891 25
1890 15
1889 15
1888 25
1887 19
1886 10
1885 18
1884 20
1883 20
1882 16
1881 8
1880 17