Sterling Name Popularity

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How popular is Sterling?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Sterling, ranked the 409th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 500 most popular, Sterling has been a top 1000 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Position 308, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1895.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 777 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sterling in any given year was 8 in 1881.

Sterling, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1885-1888, 1911-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, and 2008-2016.

The popularity trend for Sterling has been moving upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sterling has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sterling?

Sterling's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sterling still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Sterling (Girl)		Sterling (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		126	1,664	777	409
2017		126	1,695	711	434
2016		133	1,640	665	460
2015		84	2,245	595	493
2014		97	2,032	550	508
2013		70	2,561	441	583
2012		65	2,730	350	675
2011		64	2,754	307	739
2010		52	3,195	299	754
2009		47	3,502	231	899
2008		45	3,639	245	869
2007		41	3,908	269	800
2006		55	3,084	269	774
2005		39	3,797	272	743
2004		63	2,647	300	675
2003		54	2,877	325	632
2002		77	2,175	357	589
2001		55	2,736	395	545
2000		73	2,188	363	569
1999		55	2,602	392	531
1998		66	2,184	424	505
1997		42	2,927	428	494
1996		61	2,227	469	463
1995		53	2,452	511	446
1994		71	1,993	573	402
1993		76	1,878	504	437
1992		55	2,382	503	440
1991		49	2,545	454	463
1990		41	2,844	452	463
1989		33	3,244	389	486
1988		42	2,589	415	444
1987		32	3,026	326	491
1986		26	3,441	297	511
1985		20	4,110	274	527
1984		23	3,600	293	490
1983		25	3,321	275	509
1982		20	4,010	237	559
1981		20	3,987	218	580
1980		16	4,707	241	550
1979		18	4,207	225	571
1978		16	4,425	226	557
1977		12	5,489	214	573
1976		7	8,005	189	593
1975		7	7,847	183	602
1974		14	4,425	195	575
1973		7	7,327	194	570
1972		7	7,171	183	589
1971		9	5,930	242	523
1970		14	4,230	222	548
1969		10	5,008	234	510
1968		8	5,577	246	485
1967		6	6,689	216	512
1966		6	6,468	239	490
1965		7	5,736	215	523
1964		5	7,673	284	470
1963		< 5	--	287	465
1962		< 5	--	288	469
1961		6	6,472	250	503
1960		< 5	--	237	516
1959		< 5	--	259	487
1958		5	6,908	244	498
1957		< 5	--	245	498
1956		5	6,777	283	452
1955		9	4,342	264	458
1954		< 5	--	252	458
1953		< 5	--	254	451
1952		8	4,434	256	439
1951		< 5	--	260	422
1950		< 5	--	252	422
1949		7	4,614	260	422
1948		5	5,945	255	421
1947		< 5	--	282	409
1946		9	3,639	231	420
1945		7	3,985	216	410
1944		< 5	--	211	416
1943		5	5,296	217	422
1942		9	3,411	258	379
1941		7	3,914	200	413
1940		< 5	--	204	403
1939		5	4,874	177	429
1938		6	4,290	188	415
1937		< 5	--	166	438
1936		< 5	--	194	393
1935		< 5	--	179	413
1934		5	4,882	186	409
1933		< 5	--	186	397
1932		5	5,005	227	371
1931		5	4,888	193	405
1930		< 5	--	208	405
1929		6	4,501	250	357
1928		6	4,660	229	392
1927		6	4,737	236	386
1926		< 5	--	246	371
1925		< 5	--	241	385
1924		< 5	--	280	356
1923		7	4,324	253	376
1922		9	3,624	270	364
1921		6	5,025	269	372
1920		7	4,337	259	374
1919		< 5	--	254	361
1918		8	3,813	249	376
1917		< 5	--	218	384
1916		< 5	--	202	391
1915		< 5	--	209	373
1914		< 5	--	151	385
1913		6	3,139	132	362
1912		< 5	--	100	385
1911		< 5	--	47	425
1910		< 5	--	46	390
1909		< 5	--	47	343
1908		< 5	--	44	344
1907		< 5	--	39	358
1906		< 5	--	32	385
1905		< 5	--	30	390
1904		< 5	--	33	353
1903		< 5	--	31	352
1902		< 5	--	30	365
1901		< 5	--	28	352
1900		< 5	--	38	356
1899		< 5	--	18	454
1898		< 5	--	26	390
1897		< 5	--	25	382
1896		< 5	--	21	436
1895		< 5	--	35	308
1894		< 5	--	15	536
1893		< 5	--	30	321
1892		< 5	--	23	403
1891		< 5	--	25	348
1890		< 5	--	15	509
1889		< 5	--	15	494
1888		< 5	--	25	374
1887		< 5	--	19	390
1886		< 5	--	10	640
1885		< 5	--	18	436
1884		< 5	--	20	413
1883		< 5	--	20	396
1882		< 5	--	16	466
1881		< 5	--	8	695
1880		< 5	--	17	440

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.