Sterling

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Primarily a boy's name · 92% boys

Origin: English

Meaning

Sterling is a given name from the Old English staerling, referring to the bird, starling; two variants of the name are Starling and Stirling. Notable people with the name include: Sterling Archer, fictional character from Archer Sterling Foster Black, American lawyer Sterling K.

From Wikipedia

Sterling first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2020 with 95 babies (rank #340 that year). In 2024 it was given to 68 boys (rank #458). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Sterling

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sterling yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,494
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
95
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199116#876
199228#605
199324#682
199418#775
199534#558
199620#814
199729#616
199823#729
199931#605
200025#699
200129#657
200231#623
200333#620
200425#780
200524#827
200615#1,211
200717#1,127
200821#1,005
200913#1,462
201019#1,112
201128#824
201224#943
201338#669
201446#600
201562#470
201667#447
201779#393
201887#365
201968#435
202095#340
202181#379
202285#370
202375#398
202468#458