Boys' name · since 1916
Sterlin
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 737 babies named Sterlin, peaking in 1993. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 737
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sterlin currently ranks #10797 among boys' names in America, with 737 babies recorded since 1916.
Sterlin has 737 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10797 as of the latest data, more common than 22% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #6,219 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,797 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 737 born since 1916
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sterlin ranks #6,219 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,797 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 737 born since 1916, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,219 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,797 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 737
- born since 1916
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sterlin's 737 recorded births place it above 86.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sterlin compares
737 Top 37% higher than 63% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sterlin's all-time total is 100% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sterlin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 737 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sterlin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sterlin splits its recorded history at 1979: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1993 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sterlin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1993)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Sterlin by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (153 births, 21% of the file).
1990s was Sterlin's strongest decade.
153 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Sterlin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 26
1910s
26 births
- 1920s 44
1920s
44 births
- 1930s 41
1930s
41 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 35
1960s
35 births
- 1970s 60
1970s
60 births
- 1980s
1980s
72 births
- 1990s
1990s
153 births
- 2000s
2000s
96 births
- 2010s
2010s
80 births
- 2020s 41
2020s
41 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 153 births (21% of all-time use).
How Sterlin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sterlin's total volume
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What to do with Sterlin's data
- Sterlin's decade-level peak was the 1990s (153 total births); usage has since declined to 41 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sterlin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1993)
Similar record span (~109 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sterlin draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.