Stirling

STUR-lihng /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/
boy 2 syllables steady

Stirling is a rare variant of Sterling that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.

Stirling is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,517 for boy births in the United States (and #9,616 across all names), given to 23 babies. Stirling first appears in 1912 and peaked in 2015 (24 births).

About the name Stirling

PronunciationSTUR-lihng /ˈstɜːlɪŋ/
CultureEnglish
#4,517among boys 2025
#9,616among all names 2025
23boys 2025

Names similar to Stirling

How popular is Stirling?

Boys named Stirling 23 in 2025
19121920194019601980200020202025
Boys named Stirling per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)
Girls named Stirling
1996200020052010201520202024
Girls named Stirling per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–2025 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2025)

Stirling total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territories♀ Rank♂ Rank
20252323#4,517
20242525#10,183#6,149
20232121#4,864
20221212#7,200
20212121#12,071#6,628
20202323#17,221#5,200
20191717#5,526
20182525#13,645#5,287
20172727#13,944#4,913
20162121#4,751
20152424#4,274
20141717#5,453
20131616#5,620
20121111#7,481
20111414#6,203
20101616#5,696
200955#19,851
20081414#6,355
20071111#7,519
20061010#7,915
20051111#7,038
20042121#14,012#5,755
20031414#5,508
20021919#13,443#6,024
20011818#15,107#5,965
20001111#6,252
19991414#4,999
19981111#5,787
199725#13,501#3,713
199623#8,747#4,844
199517#3,823
19946#8,666
19935#9,963
19926#8,311
199110#5,461
199013#4,371
19897#6,841
19887#6,335
19876#6,836
19865#7,686
198510#4,300
19826#6,299
19816#6,156
19798#4,797
19778#4,532
19769#3,967
19757#4,733
19738#4,016
19708#3,799
19696#4,351
19686#4,092
19677#3,515
19656#3,880
19645#4,540
19639#3,028
196213#2,351
19616#4,013
19597#3,578
19586#3,888
19579#2,999
19567#3,507
19547#3,424
19525#4,200
19488#2,983
19477#3,336
194215#1,935
19416#3,456
19408#2,839
19397#3,079
19376#3,488
19325#4,224
19315#4,263
19307#3,554
19295#4,470
19285#4,658
192710#2,891
19256#4,139
19246#4,288
19238#3,431
19228#3,499
19217#3,826
19198#3,356
19185#4,724
19165#4,445
19155#4,324
19126#2,508