for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Sterling name popularity in the United States
Sterling ranked #345 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 944 boys named Sterling.
SSA
944 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Sterling for boys and girls
Girls
21818.8% in 2025 · data from 1913 to 2025
Boys
94481.2% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025
Sterling in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 944 | #345 |
| 2025 | girls | 218 | #1098 |
| 2024 | boys | 885 | #370 |
| 2024 | girls | 219 | #1114 |
| 2023 | boys | 792 | #403 |
| 2023 | girls | 180 | #1273 |
| 2022 | boys | 803 | #397 |
| 2022 | girls | 171 | #1362 |
| 2021 | boys | 844 | #382 |
| 2021 | girls | 182 | #1273 |
| 2020 | boys | 768 | #399 |
| 2020 | girls | 122 | #1678 |
Show full history (234 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 944 | #345 |
| 2025 | girls | 218 | #1098 |
| 2024 | boys | 885 | #370 |
| 2024 | girls | 219 | #1114 |
| 2023 | boys | 792 | #403 |
| 2023 | girls | 180 | #1273 |
| 2022 | boys | 803 | #397 |
| 2022 | girls | 171 | #1362 |
| 2021 | boys | 844 | #382 |
| 2021 | girls | 182 | #1273 |
| 2020 | boys | 768 | #399 |
| 2020 | girls | 122 | #1678 |
| 2019 | boys | 753 | #410 |
| 2019 | girls | 115 | #1773 |
| 2018 | boys | 783 | #409 |
| 2018 | girls | 126 | #1663 |
| 2017 | boys | 713 | #433 |
| 2017 | girls | 127 | #1686 |
| 2016 | boys | 671 | #458 |
| 2016 | girls | 133 | #1636 |
| 2015 | boys | 595 | #493 |
| 2015 | girls | 85 | #2209 |
| 2014 | boys | 552 | #507 |
| 2014 | girls | 97 | #2027 |
| 2013 | boys | 441 | #582 |
| 2013 | girls | 70 | #2533 |
| 2012 | boys | 350 | #675 |
| 2012 | girls | 65 | #2708 |
| 2011 | boys | 307 | #737 |
| 2011 | girls | 64 | #2725 |
| 2010 | boys | 299 | #755 |
| 2010 | girls | 52 | #3159 |
| 2009 | boys | 231 | #898 |
| 2009 | girls | 47 | #3460 |
| 2008 | boys | 245 | #866 |
| 2008 | girls | 45 | #3584 |
| 2007 | boys | 269 | #800 |
| 2007 | girls | 41 | #3848 |
| 2006 | boys | 270 | #769 |
| 2006 | girls | 55 | #3054 |
| 2005 | boys | 272 | #742 |
| 2005 | girls | 39 | #3730 |
| 2004 | boys | 300 | #675 |
| 2004 | girls | 63 | #2620 |
| 2003 | boys | 325 | #631 |
| 2003 | girls | 54 | #2840 |
| 2002 | boys | 357 | #589 |
| 2002 | girls | 77 | #2158 |
| 2001 | boys | 395 | #545 |
| 2001 | girls | 55 | #2700 |
| 2000 | boys | 363 | #567 |
| 2000 | girls | 73 | #2174 |
| 1999 | boys | 392 | #528 |
| 1999 | girls | 55 | #2567 |
| 1998 | boys | 424 | #505 |
| 1998 | girls | 66 | #2164 |
| 1997 | boys | 428 | #493 |
| 1997 | girls | 42 | #2874 |
| 1996 | boys | 469 | #462 |
| 1996 | girls | 61 | #2207 |
| 1995 | boys | 511 | #446 |
| 1995 | girls | 53 | #2421 |
| 1994 | boys | 573 | #402 |
| 1994 | girls | 71 | #1972 |
| 1993 | boys | 504 | #437 |
| 1993 | girls | 76 | #1865 |
| 1992 | boys | 503 | #438 |
| 1992 | girls | 55 | #2351 |
| 1991 | boys | 454 | #463 |
| 1991 | girls | 49 | #2519 |
| 1990 | boys | 451 | #463 |
| 1990 | girls | 41 | #2799 |
| 1989 | boys | 389 | #486 |
| 1989 | girls | 33 | #3165 |
| 1988 | boys | 415 | #443 |
| 1988 | girls | 42 | #2539 |
| 1987 | boys | 326 | #490 |
| 1987 | girls | 32 | #2972 |
| 1986 | boys | 297 | #512 |
| 1986 | girls | 26 | #3360 |
| 1985 | boys | 275 | #527 |
| 1985 | girls | 20 | #3983 |
| 1984 | boys | 293 | #490 |
| 1984 | girls | 23 | #3527 |
| 1983 | boys | 276 | #507 |
| 1983 | girls | 25 | #3242 |
| 1982 | boys | 237 | #559 |
| 1982 | girls | 20 | #3898 |
| 1981 | boys | 218 | #579 |
| 1981 | girls | 20 | #3859 |
| 1980 | boys | 242 | #548 |
| 1980 | girls | 16 | #4517 |
| 1979 | boys | 225 | #571 |
| 1979 | girls | 18 | #4052 |
| 1978 | boys | 226 | #555 |
| 1978 | girls | 16 | #4242 |
| 1977 | boys | 214 | #573 |
| 1977 | girls | 12 | #5213 |
| 1976 | boys | 189 | #591 |
| 1976 | girls | 7 | #7296 |
| 1975 | boys | 183 | #596 |
| 1975 | girls | 7 | #7173 |
| 1974 | boys | 195 | #575 |
| 1974 | girls | 14 | #4227 |
| 1973 | boys | 194 | #570 |
| 1973 | girls | 7 | #6666 |
| 1972 | boys | 183 | #589 |
| 1972 | girls | 7 | #6558 |
| 1971 | boys | 242 | #522 |
| 1971 | girls | 9 | #5543 |
| 1970 | boys | 221 | #546 |
| 1970 | girls | 14 | #4038 |
| 1969 | boys | 234 | #508 |
| 1969 | girls | 10 | #4723 |
| 1968 | boys | 246 | #483 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 | #5147 |
| 1967 | boys | 216 | #511 |
| 1967 | girls | 6 | #6042 |
| 1966 | boys | 239 | #490 |
| 1966 | girls | 6 | #5809 |
| 1965 | boys | 215 | #522 |
| 1965 | girls | 7 | #5289 |
| 1964 | boys | 284 | #470 |
| 1964 | girls | 5 | #6767 |
| 1963 | boys | 288 | #464 |
| 1962 | boys | 288 | #470 |
| 1961 | boys | 249 | #504 |
| 1961 | girls | 6 | #5851 |
| 1960 | boys | 237 | #515 |
| 1959 | boys | 259 | #487 |
| 1958 | boys | 245 | #496 |
| 1958 | girls | 5 | #6103 |
| 1957 | boys | 246 | #497 |
| 1956 | boys | 279 | #455 |
| 1956 | girls | 5 | #5952 |
| 1955 | boys | 267 | #455 |
| 1955 | girls | 9 | #4069 |
| 1954 | boys | 252 | #457 |
| 1953 | boys | 255 | #449 |
| 1952 | boys | 255 | #440 |
| 1952 | girls | 8 | #4123 |
| 1951 | boys | 260 | #420 |
| 1950 | boys | 252 | #421 |
| 1949 | boys | 260 | #422 |
| 1949 | girls | 7 | #4235 |
| 1948 | boys | 255 | #419 |
| 1948 | girls | 5 | #5243 |
| 1947 | boys | 281 | #409 |
| 1946 | boys | 232 | #417 |
| 1946 | girls | 9 | #3430 |
| 1945 | boys | 216 | #409 |
| 1945 | girls | 7 | #3676 |
| 1944 | boys | 211 | #416 |
| 1943 | boys | 217 | #422 |
| 1943 | girls | 5 | #4691 |
| 1942 | boys | 258 | #377 |
| 1942 | girls | 9 | #3194 |
| 1941 | boys | 200 | #413 |
| 1941 | girls | 7 | #3559 |
| 1940 | boys | 204 | #402 |
| 1939 | boys | 177 | #428 |
| 1939 | girls | 5 | #4250 |
| 1938 | boys | 188 | #414 |
| 1938 | girls | 6 | #3847 |
| 1937 | boys | 166 | #439 |
| 1936 | boys | 194 | #392 |
| 1935 | boys | 179 | #411 |
| 1934 | boys | 186 | #405 |
| 1934 | girls | 5 | #4286 |
| 1933 | boys | 186 | #397 |
| 1932 | boys | 227 | #369 |
| 1932 | girls | 5 | #4411 |
| 1931 | boys | 193 | #404 |
| 1931 | girls | 5 | #4331 |
| 1930 | boys | 208 | #402 |
| 1929 | boys | 250 | #356 |
| 1929 | girls | 6 | #4053 |
| 1928 | boys | 229 | #392 |
| 1928 | girls | 6 | #4195 |
| 1927 | boys | 236 | #385 |
| 1927 | girls | 6 | #4286 |
| 1926 | boys | 246 | #371 |
| 1925 | boys | 241 | #384 |
| 1924 | boys | 280 | #356 |
| 1923 | boys | 253 | #376 |
| 1923 | girls | 7 | #3971 |
| 1922 | boys | 270 | #364 |
| 1922 | girls | 9 | #3379 |
| 1921 | boys | 269 | #372 |
| 1921 | girls | 6 | #4464 |
| 1920 | boys | 259 | #373 |
| 1920 | girls | 7 | #3957 |
| 1919 | boys | 254 | #361 |
| 1918 | boys | 249 | #376 |
| 1918 | girls | 8 | #3512 |
| 1917 | boys | 218 | #383 |
| 1916 | boys | 202 | #390 |
| 1915 | boys | 209 | #372 |
| 1914 | boys | 151 | #385 |
| 1913 | boys | 132 | #362 |
| 1913 | girls | 6 | #2827 |
| 1912 | boys | 100 | #384 |
| 1911 | boys | 47 | #420 |
| 1910 | boys | 46 | #383 |
| 1909 | boys | 47 | #339 |
| 1908 | boys | 44 | #341 |
| 1907 | boys | 39 | #351 |
| 1906 | boys | 32 | #378 |
| 1905 | boys | 30 | #384 |
| 1904 | boys | 33 | #351 |
| 1903 | boys | 31 | #346 |
| 1902 | boys | 30 | #360 |
| 1901 | boys | 28 | #347 |
| 1900 | boys | 38 | #354 |
| 1899 | boys | 18 | #438 |
| 1898 | boys | 26 | #385 |
| 1897 | boys | 25 | #375 |
| 1896 | boys | 21 | #424 |
| 1895 | boys | 35 | #305 |
| 1894 | boys | 15 | #521 |
| 1893 | boys | 30 | #317 |
| 1892 | boys | 23 | #394 |
| 1891 | boys | 25 | #340 |
| 1890 | boys | 15 | #489 |
| 1889 | boys | 15 | #482 |
| 1888 | boys | 25 | #369 |
| 1887 | boys | 19 | #377 |
| 1886 | boys | 10 | #605 |
| 1885 | boys | 18 | #422 |
| 1884 | boys | 20 | #399 |
| 1883 | boys | 20 | #381 |
| 1882 | boys | 16 | #453 |
| 1881 | boys | 8 | #653 |
| 1880 | boys | 17 | #425 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.