Sterling
A boys’ name of Old English origin, meaning of high quality or genuine.
How Sterling has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #493 |
| 2016 | #458 |
| 2017 | #435 |
| 2018 | #409 |
| 2019 | #411 |
| 2020 | #400 |
| 2021 | #383 |
| 2022 | #401 |
| 2023 | #403 |
| 2024 | #372 |
| 2025 | #346 |
Sterling by the numbers
In 2025, 24 babies in England and Wales were named Sterling. In the US, 831 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 3,600 American boys born that year was called Sterling.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sterling. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Names about as common as Sterling
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