Mostly girls
Adaline
Variation of Adeline, English
“noble”
Unisex · English
Sterling
“of the highest quality”
Say it STER-lingPronunciation may vary by region.
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The story behind the name
Meet Sterling.
US birth records for 2025 list 218 girls named Sterling (rank #1,100) and 944 boys named Sterling (rank #346).
For girls, the recorded count fell from 219 in 2024 to 218 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count rose from 885 in 2024 to 944 in 2025.
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How popular is Sterling?
Girls · 2025#1,100218 recorded births
Boys · 2025#346944 recorded births
Recorded US births over time
● Girls● Boys
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| Year | Category | US rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 346 | 944 |
| 2025 | Girls | 1,100 | 218 |
| 2024 | Boys | 371 | 885 |
| 2024 | Girls | 1,116 | 219 |
| 2023 | Boys | 403 | 792 |
| 2023 | Girls | 1,275 | 180 |
| 2022 | Boys | 398 | 803 |
| 2022 | Girls | 1,365 | 171 |
| 2021 | Boys | 383 | 844 |
| 2021 | Girls | 1,275 | 182 |
| 2020 | Boys | 400 | 768 |
| 2020 | Girls | 1,686 | 122 |
| 2019 | Boys | 411 | 753 |
| 2019 | Girls | 1,786 | 115 |
| 2018 | Boys | 409 | 783 |
| 2018 | Girls | 1,670 | 126 |
| 2017 | Boys | 435 | 713 |
| 2017 | Girls | 1,695 | 127 |
| 2016 | Boys | 458 | 671 |
| 2016 | Girls | 1,643 | 133 |
| 2015 | Boys | 493 | 595 |
| 2015 | Girls | 2,233 | 85 |
| 2014 | Boys | 507 | 552 |
| 2014 | Girls | 2,035 | 97 |
Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.
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Nicknames
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Variations & related forms
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