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Sterling
OriginEnglish
Meaning"of the highest quality"
GenderGirl
NB Rank#1504
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About Sterling
The name Sterling peaked for girls at #1100 in 2025. The name is most popular in STERLING, STERLING, and STERLING. Sterling is also used for boys, ranking #346 in 2025.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,033 | 97 | 54.3 |
| 2015 | #2,231 | 85 | 47.6 |
| 2016 | #1,642 | 133 | 75.1 |
| 2017 | #1,695 | 127 | 73.6 |
| 2018 | #1,669 | 126 | 74.1 |
| 2019 | #1,785 | 115 | 68.5 |
| 2020 | #1,685 | 122 | 75.5 |
| 2021 | #1,274 | 182 | 110.9 |
| 2022 | #1,364 | 171 | 104.3 |
| 2023 | #1,274 | 180 | 112.2 |
| 2024 | #1,117 | 218 | 134.6 |
| 2025 | #1,100 | 218 | 135.6 |
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Famous Sterlings
- Sterling Diane Falconetti
daughter of former Olympic gymast Shannon Miller
- Sterling Jerins
American actress
- Sterling Hyltin
American ballerina
- Mindy Lee Sterling
American actress
Sterling in pop culture
- Sterling is a teenaged girl's character name on the TV series "The Killing." Fairly common name for a boy in the American Southeast (Georgia
Alabama, Carolinas)
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