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By Madison Dresler · Sep 2026

Stirling

OriginScottish
Meaning"from the city of Stirling"
GenderBoy
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About Stirling

Variation of Sterling

2 syllables.

As of September 2026, Stirling ranked #4517 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1935 in 1942.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#4,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015#4,2742412.5
2016#4,7492111.1
2017#4,9112010.8
2018—00
2019—00
2020—00
2021—00
2022—00
2023#4,8612112.3
2024—00
2025#4,5172313.5
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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