Recorded 1993–2008 Boys' name Peak 1999 29 births

Sterlyn — boys' name

29 babies named Sterlyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s6
1990s
Peak decade

79% of everyone ever named Sterlyn was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sterlyn in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sterlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Sterlyn between 1993 and 2008, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sterlyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sterlyn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sterlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sterlyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sterlyn at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

29

Since 1993

16 years of records

Peak year

1999

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1993

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sterlyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1993

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1999)
7
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20081999199819971993 6

Sterlyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 79% of Sterlyn's all-time total
1990s232000s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sterlyn?
29 babies have been named Sterlyn since 1993. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1999 with 7 births.
When was Sterlyn most popular?
Sterlyn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
How long has the name Sterlyn been used?
Sterlyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 16 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sterlyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Steven, Stephen, Steve, Sterling, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1993–2008 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.