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Sterling name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sterling ranks #346 in male records (944 reported) and #1,100 in female records (218 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

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Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#1,100 · 218 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 1 female records (219 to 218); rank moved from #1,116 to #1,100.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 36 female records (182 to 218); rank moved from #1,275 to #1,100.
2025 male rank and count
#346 · 944 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 59 male records (885 to 944); rank moved from #371 to #346.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 100 male records (844 to 944); rank moved from #383 to #346.
Peak year in available data
2025: 944 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sterling becoming more popular?

Sterling's reported male count increased by 59 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #371 to #346. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sterling in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SterlingFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.9440201620252016: 133 female records2017: 127 female records2018: 126 female records2019: 115 female records2020: 122 female records2021: 182 female records2022: 171 female records2023: 180 female records2024: 219 female records2025: 218 female records2016: 671 male records2017: 713 male records2018: 783 male records2019: 753 male records2020: 768 male records2021: 844 male records2022: 803 male records2023: 792 male records2024: 885 male records2025: 944 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20252181,100944346
20242191,116885371
20231801,275792403
20221711,365803398
20211821,275844383
20201221,686768400
20191151,786753411
20181261,670783409
20171271,695713435
20161331,643671458

Questions about Sterling’s popularity

How common is Sterling in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sterling ranks #346 in male records (944 reported) and #1,100 in female records (218 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sterling?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sterling only.

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