Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Sterling

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sterling
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2024

Peak rank proxy

880

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1880Peak 20242024

Peak year

2024

Decline from peak

2024

880

All-time

36,521

Sterling has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2024, when 880 boys were named Sterling.

In 2024, only 880 boys were given the name.

All told, about 36,521 Americans have been named Sterling and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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