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“The starling bird” — Old English origin
Girl's name · #1100 in the US (2025) · Trending
Sterling is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1913, it stood at #1100 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 3,700 girls have been named Sterling along the way. About 81% of babies named Sterling in recent years have been boys.
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 159 notable people named Sterling:
Entertainers appear 1.38× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sterling Jerins, American actress.
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