Boys' name · since 1993
Sterlyn
Since 1993, U.S. Social Security records show 34 babies named Sterlyn, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,640 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
34 babies have been named Sterlyn since 1993, making it today's #12640 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sterlyn has been recorded 34 times among boys since 1993, currently ranked #12640 nationally and more common than 9% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #25,000 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,640 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 34 born since 1993
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sterlyn ranks #25,000 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,640 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 34 born since 1993, peaking in the 1990s.
- #25,000 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,640 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 34
- born since 1993
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sterlyn's 34 recorded births place it above 44.95% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Sterlyn compares
34 13th percentile among 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
Sterlyn's all-time total is 91% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sterlyn | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 7 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sterlyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sterlyn's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1999 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sterlyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (1999)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Sterlyn by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 68% of the file).
1990s was Sterlyn's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.
Sterlyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (68% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sterlyn's data
- Sterlyn's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sterlyn
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sterlyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Sterlyn 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.