NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Sterling Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Sterling: every year it appeared on the national list since 1880, with 37,474 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
37,474
Peak year
2025 #346
Years on the list
146
10-year trend
+15.7%

In the 2020s · Most used in TX in {year}

Popularity history

1880–2025

YearBirthsRank
2011307#739
2012350#675
2013441#583
2014552#507
2015595#493
2016671#458
2017713#435
2018783#409
2019753#411
2020768#400
2021844#383
2022803#398
2023792#403
2024885#371
2025944#346

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 2025

TX
142
CA
52
FL
48
WA
37
GA
36
NC
33

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