Name

Name STERLING

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 32,196 births of Sterling in the countries below, which represents an average of 227 births of children bearing the first name Sterling per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 954 births.

Other languages :
En Français

Prénom Sterling
In Italiano

Nome Sterling

Information about the first name Sterling

The first name Sterling has been assigned to:

96.15% to boys
3.85% to girls

The country where the first name Sterling is the most common is:

United State of America

This first name is on trend: Male

This first name has 8 letters including 2 vowels and 6 consonants

Sterling in Japanese ^*

Romaji	sutaaringu
Katakana	スターリング
Hiragana	すたーりんぐ
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
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Sterling in sign language

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Sterling in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Sterling

English

Adjective

sterling (comparative more sterling, superlative most sterling)
(not comparable) Of, or relating to British currency, or the former British coinage.
(not comparable) Of, relating to, or made from sterling silver.
Of acknowledged worth or influence; high quality; authoritative.
Genuine; true; pure; of great value or excellence.

Anagrams

Giltners, Tinglers, glistren, ringlets, tinglers, tringles

Anagrams

Giltners, Tinglers, glistren, ringlets, tinglers, tringles

Noun

sterling (countable and uncountable, plural sterlings)
The currency of the United Kingdom; especially the pound.
Former British gold or silver coinage of a standard fineness: for gold 0.91666 and for silver 0.925.
Sterling silver, or articles made from this material.
A structure of pilings that protects the piers of a bridge; a starling.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɜː.lɪŋ/
(General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɝ.lɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)lɪŋ
Homophone: Stirling

Proper noun

Sterling
A Scottish surname, variant of Stirling.
An English surname, thought to be a variant of Starling.
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
A city, the county seat of Logan County, Colorado, United States.
A city in Rice County, Kansas, United States.
A census-designated place in Loudoun County, Virginia, United States.

Proper noun (Derived terms)

Sterling City
Sterling County
Sterling Heights

General

Noun

sterling m anim
Alternative form of szterling
Synonyms: funt, funt sterling, funt szterling, szterling

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English sterling, from Middle English sterling, sterlinge, sterlynge, starling.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈstɛr.liŋk/
Rhymes: -ɛrliŋk
Syllabification: ster‧ling

Popularity of the name Sterling

Number of STERLING births per year

Popularity of the name Sterling

Total births of Sterling by country

		Births with the first name Sterling
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 1880 - 2022	29,537 1,188
	Ontario 1913 - 2019	470 6
	Alberta 1980 - 2022	347 37
	British Columbia 1919 - 2022	292 0
	United Kingdom 1996 - 2021	197 3
	Quebec 1980 - 2022	32 2
	France 1900 - 2022	32 0
	Australia 1930 - 2022	21 0
	Germany 2000 - 2022	16 0
	Switzerland 1909 - 2021	7 3
	Argentina 1922 - 2015	2 0
	Chili 2010 - 2021	2 0
	Austria 1984 - 2021	1 0
	Denmark 1985 - 2022	1 0

Popularity of the name Sterling

Total births of Sterling by country (last available year)

		Births with the first name Sterling
Country		Boys Girls
	United State of America 2022	760 100
	United Kingdom 2021	24 3
	Ontario 2019	26 0
	Alberta 2022	22 1
	British Columbia 2022	15 0
	Germany 2022	2 0
	Quebec 2022	1 0

Comments on the name Sterling

Personalities with the first name Sterling

There are 29 personalities with the first name Sterling

Willard Boyle

Canada United states of america
Scientist Photographer Physicist Inventor Executive

Sterling Hayden (Sterling Relyea Walter)

United states of america
Military officer Character actor Novelist Television actor Film actor Autobiographer

Sterling Knight

United states of america
Actor Singer Singer-songwriter Television actor Film actor

Sterling K. Brown

United states of america
Stage actor Television actor Film actor

Sterling Morrison (Holmes Sterling Morrison, Jr.)

United states of america
Singer Songwriter Guitarist

Sterling Holloway

United states of america
Actor Singer Stage actor Voice actor Television actor Film actor

Sterling Price

United states of america Confederate states of america
Businessperson Politician Military officer

Sterling Beaumon

United states of america
Actor Voice actor Model Television actor Film actor

Julius Sterling Morton

United states of america
Politician Botanist

Sterling Jerins

United states of america
Actor Television actor Film actor

There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Sterling
Full list of personalities with the first name Sterling

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Sterling

There are 220 actors and actresses with the first name Sterling

Sterling Jerins

Sterling Santiago Baron

Sterling Blackmon

Sterling Beaumon

Sterling Rice

Sterling Knight

Sterling Mckay

Sterling Sulieman

Sterling Hurst

Sterling Silva

Sterling Gates

Sterling Wolfe

Sterling Macer Jr.

Sterling Greene

Sterling St. Jacques

Sterling Marlin

Sterling Morrison

Sterling Brimley

Sterling Franck

Sterling Swanson

Sterling Jensen

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Robson

Sterling Holloway

Sterling Campbell

Sterling Young

Sterling Sowden

Sterling Roblee

Sterling Ramberg

Sterling Campbell

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Sterling
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Sterling

Rankings of first name STERLING by country

Country ranking (boys)
Rank	Country	Year
#200	Alberta	2022
#273	British Columbia	2022
#403	United State of America	2022
#421	Ontario	2019
#1156	United Kingdom	2021
#5439	Germany	2022
#6936	Quebec	2022