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It Appears In TV Shows Like Archer, Mad Men And This Is Us (via The Actor Sterling Brown).
Sterling Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
92.17%
Male
7.83%
Female
Sterling is predominantly a boys name, with 7.83% of Sterlings being girls, and 92.17% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 32810 males named Sterling, and 2789 females given the name
| Rank | Name | Global Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stirling | 3572 |
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Popularity of Sterling by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Sterling in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Sterling: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Sterling' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the girls name Sterling in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 66358 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 66358 unique total names have been given to girls living in the United States so far. Sterling's average ranking is 6447.67, with it's highest ever rank being #. Sterling has reach the top 10 most popular girls name 1 times, and has reached the top hundred names 1 times.
Sterling has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 35599 girls given the name in the past 200 years. Sterling gained the most popularity as a baby name in 2016, when it's usage went up by 159.12%. During this year, 132 babies were named Sterling, which was 0.0036% of the baby girls born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.004%, in this year alone more than 0 girls were named Sterling.
Popular 'S' Names - Girls
| Name | 'S-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sophia | 1. | 5. | 16070 | 0.444% |
| Sofia | 2. | 48. | 9134 | 0.252% |
| Scarlett | 3. | 61. | 7680 | 0.212% |
| Savannah | 4. | 109. | 5336 | 0.147% |
| Skylar | 5. | 117. | 5099 | 0.141% |
| Samantha | 6. | 122. | 4924 | 0.136% |
| Stella | 7. | 124. | 4912 | 0.136% |
| Sarah | 8. | 149. | 4378 | 0.121% |
| Sadie | 9. | 155. | 4264 | 0.118% |
| Serenity | 10. | 175. | 3789 | 0.105% |
| Sophie | 11. | 253. | 2851 | 0.079% |
| Sydney | 12. | 305. | 2309 | 0.064% |
| Sara | 13. | 349. | 2024 | 0.056% |
| Summer | 14. | 441. | 1590 | 0.044% |
| Stephanie | 15. | 499. | 1366 | 0.038% |
| Sienna | 16. | 500. | 1365 | 0.038% |
| Sawyer | 17. | 527. | 1272 | 0.035% |
| Sloane | 18. | 563. | 1184 | 0.033% |
| Selena | 19. | 596. | 1119 | 0.031% |
| Shelby | 20. | 685. | 978 | 0.027% |