Sterling
In 2025, Sterling had a published SSA count of 944 in the boys series and ranked 345 among names in that series.
Rank
#345
Count
944
Year
2025
Trend
Rising
Sex Split in Published History
girls series
9.0%
1913–2025 · 4K total across published yearly counts
boys series
91.0%
1880–2025 · 37K total across published yearly counts
Peak Popularity
Peak Year
2025
Peak Count
944
Change Since Peak
0%
Recent Changes
5-Year Change
22.9%
10-Year Change
58.7%
Popularity Over Time by Sex
girls series
boys series
View yearly SSA counts
| Year | Series | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 944 |
| 2025 | girls | 218 |
| 2024 | boys | 885 |
| 2024 | girls | 219 |
| 2023 | boys | 792 |
| 2023 | girls | 180 |
| 2022 | boys | 803 |
| 2022 | girls | 171 |
| 2021 | boys | 844 |
| 2021 | girls | 182 |
| 2020 | boys | 768 |
| 2020 | girls | 122 |
| 2019 | boys | 753 |
| 2019 | girls | 115 |
| 2018 | boys | 783 |
| 2018 | girls | 126 |
| 2017 | boys | 713 |
| 2017 | girls | 127 |
| 2016 | boys | 671 |
| 2016 | girls | 133 |
| 2015 | boys | 595 |
| 2015 | girls | 85 |
| 2014 | boys | 552 |
| 2014 | girls | 97 |
| 2013 | boys | 441 |
| 2013 | girls | 70 |
| 2012 | boys | 350 |
| 2012 | girls | 65 |
| 2011 | boys | 307 |
| 2011 | girls | 64 |
| 2010 | boys | 299 |
| 2010 | girls | 52 |
| 2009 | boys | 231 |
| 2009 | girls | 47 |
| 2008 | boys | 245 |
| 2008 | girls | 45 |
| 2007 | boys | 269 |
| 2007 | girls | 41 |
| 2006 | boys | 270 |
| 2006 | girls | 55 |
| 2005 | boys | 272 |
| 2005 | girls | 39 |
| 2004 | boys | 300 |
| 2004 | girls | 63 |
| 2003 | boys | 325 |
| 2003 | girls | 54 |
| 2002 | boys | 357 |
| 2002 | girls | 77 |
| 2001 | boys | 395 |
| 2001 | girls | 55 |
| 2000 | boys | 363 |
| 2000 | girls | 73 |
| 1999 | boys | 392 |
| 1999 | girls | 55 |
| 1998 | boys | 424 |
| 1998 | girls | 66 |
| 1997 | boys | 428 |
| 1997 | girls | 42 |
| 1996 | boys | 469 |
| 1996 | girls | 61 |
| 1995 | boys | 511 |
| 1995 | girls | 53 |
| 1994 | boys | 573 |
| 1994 | girls | 71 |
| 1993 | boys | 504 |
| 1993 | girls | 76 |
| 1992 | boys | 503 |
| 1992 | girls | 55 |
| 1991 | boys | 454 |
| 1991 | girls | 49 |
| 1990 | boys | 451 |
| 1990 | girls | 41 |
| 1989 | boys | 389 |
| 1989 | girls | 33 |
| 1988 | boys | 415 |
| 1988 | girls | 42 |
| 1987 | boys | 326 |
| 1987 | girls | 32 |
| 1986 | boys | 297 |
| 1986 | girls | 26 |
| 1985 | boys | 275 |
| 1985 | girls | 20 |
| 1984 | boys | 293 |
| 1984 | girls | 23 |
| 1983 | boys | 276 |
| 1983 | girls | 25 |
| 1982 | boys | 237 |
| 1982 | girls | 20 |
| 1981 | boys | 218 |
| 1981 | girls | 20 |
| 1980 | boys | 242 |
| 1980 | girls | 16 |
| 1979 | boys | 225 |
| 1979 | girls | 18 |
| 1978 | boys | 226 |
| 1978 | girls | 16 |
| 1977 | boys | 214 |
| 1977 | girls | 12 |
| 1976 | boys | 189 |
| 1976 | girls | 7 |
| 1975 | boys | 183 |
| 1975 | girls | 7 |
| 1974 | boys | 195 |
| 1974 | girls | 14 |
| 1973 | boys | 194 |
| 1973 | girls | 7 |
| 1972 | boys | 183 |
| 1972 | girls | 7 |
| 1971 | boys | 242 |
| 1971 | girls | 9 |
| 1970 | boys | 221 |
| 1970 | girls | 14 |
| 1969 | boys | 234 |
| 1969 | girls | 10 |
| 1968 | boys | 246 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 |
| 1967 | boys | 216 |
| 1967 | girls | 6 |
| 1966 | boys | 239 |
| 1966 | girls | 6 |
| 1965 | boys | 215 |
| 1965 | girls | 7 |
| 1964 | boys | 284 |
| 1964 | girls | 5 |
| 1963 | boys | 288 |
| 1962 | boys | 288 |
| 1961 | boys | 249 |
| 1961 | girls | 6 |
| 1960 | boys | 237 |
| 1959 | boys | 259 |
| 1958 | boys | 245 |
| 1958 | girls | 5 |
| 1957 | boys | 246 |
| 1956 | boys | 279 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 |
| 1955 | boys | 267 |
| 1955 | girls | 9 |
| 1954 | boys | 252 |
| 1953 | boys | 255 |
| 1952 | boys | 255 |
| 1952 | girls | 8 |
| 1951 | boys | 260 |
| 1950 | boys | 252 |
| 1949 | boys | 260 |
| 1949 | girls | 7 |
| 1948 | boys | 255 |
| 1948 | girls | 5 |
| 1947 | boys | 281 |
| 1946 | boys | 232 |
| 1946 | girls | 9 |
| 1945 | boys | 216 |
| 1945 | girls | 7 |
| 1944 | boys | 211 |
| 1943 | boys | 217 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 |
| 1942 | boys | 258 |
| 1942 | girls | 9 |
| 1941 | boys | 200 |
| 1941 | girls | 7 |
| 1940 | boys | 204 |
| 1939 | boys | 177 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 |
| 1938 | boys | 188 |
| 1938 | girls | 6 |
| 1937 | boys | 166 |
| 1936 | boys | 194 |
| 1935 | boys | 179 |
| 1934 | boys | 186 |
| 1934 | girls | 5 |
| 1933 | boys | 186 |
| 1932 | boys | 227 |
| 1932 | girls | 5 |
| 1931 | boys | 193 |
| 1931 | girls | 5 |
| 1930 | boys | 208 |
| 1929 | boys | 250 |
| 1929 | girls | 6 |
| 1928 | boys | 229 |
| 1928 | girls | 6 |
| 1927 | boys | 236 |
| 1927 | girls | 6 |
| 1926 | boys | 246 |
| 1925 | boys | 241 |
| 1924 | boys | 280 |
| 1923 | boys | 253 |
| 1923 | girls | 7 |
| 1922 | boys | 270 |
| 1922 | girls | 9 |
| 1921 | boys | 269 |
| 1921 | girls | 6 |
| 1920 | boys | 259 |
| 1920 | girls | 7 |
| 1919 | boys | 254 |
| 1918 | boys | 249 |
| 1918 | girls | 8 |
| 1917 | boys | 218 |
| 1916 | boys | 202 |
| 1915 | boys | 209 |
| 1914 | boys | 151 |
| 1913 | boys | 132 |
| 1913 | girls | 6 |
| 1912 | boys | 100 |
| 1911 | boys | 47 |
| 1910 | boys | 46 |
| 1909 | boys | 47 |
| 1908 | boys | 44 |
| 1907 | boys | 39 |
| 1906 | boys | 32 |
| 1905 | boys | 30 |
| 1904 | boys | 33 |
| 1903 | boys | 31 |
| 1902 | boys | 30 |
| 1901 | boys | 28 |
| 1900 | boys | 38 |
| 1899 | boys | 18 |
| 1898 | boys | 26 |
| 1897 | boys | 25 |
| 1896 | boys | 21 |
| 1895 | boys | 35 |
| 1894 | boys | 15 |
| 1893 | boys | 30 |
| 1892 | boys | 23 |
| 1891 | boys | 25 |
| 1890 | boys | 15 |
| 1889 | boys | 15 |
| 1888 | boys | 25 |
| 1887 | boys | 19 |
| 1886 | boys | 10 |
| 1885 | boys | 18 |
| 1884 | boys | 20 |
| 1883 | boys | 20 |
| 1882 | boys | 16 |
| 1881 | boys | 8 |
| 1880 | boys | 17 |