Sterling Popularity by Year
Follow Sterling across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sterling birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Boys | 944 | #345 | Up 25 places |
| 2025 | Girls | 218 | #1,098 | Up 16 places |
| 2024 | Boys | 885 | #370 | Up 33 places |
| 2024 | Girls | 219 | #1,114 | Up 159 places |
| 2023 | Boys | 792 | #403 | Down 6 places |
| 2023 | Girls | 180 | #1,273 | Up 89 places |
| 2022 | Boys | 803 | #397 | Down 15 places |
| 2022 | Girls | 171 | #1,362 | Down 89 places |
| 2021 | Boys | 844 | #382 | Up 17 places |
| 2021 | Girls | 182 | #1,273 | Up 405 places |
| 2020 | Boys | 768 | #399 | Up 11 places |
| 2020 | Girls | 122 | #1,678 | Up 95 places |
| 2019 | Boys | 753 | #410 | Down 1 places |
| 2019 | Girls | 115 | #1,773 | Down 110 places |
| 2018 | Boys | 783 | #409 | Up 24 places |
| 2018 | Girls | 126 | #1,663 | Up 23 places |
| 2017 | Boys | 713 | #433 | Up 25 places |
| 2017 | Girls | 127 | #1,686 | Down 50 places |
| 2016 | Boys | 671 | #458 | Up 35 places |
| 2016 | Girls | 133 | #1,636 | Up 573 places |
| 2015 | Boys | 595 | #493 | Up 14 places |
| 2015 | Girls | 85 | #2,209 | Down 182 places |
| 2014 | Boys | 552 | #507 | Up 75 places |
| 2014 | Girls | 97 | #2,027 | Up 506 places |
| 2013 | Boys | 441 | #582 | Up 93 places |
| 2013 | Girls | 70 | #2,533 | Up 175 places |
| 2012 | Boys | 350 | #675 | Up 62 places |
| 2012 | Girls | 65 | #2,708 | Up 17 places |
| 2011 | Boys | 307 | #737 | Up 18 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 64 | #2,725 | Up 434 places |
| 2010 | Boys | 299 | #755 | Up 143 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 52 | #3,159 | Up 301 places |
| 2009 | Boys | 231 | #898 | Down 32 places |
| 2009 | Girls | 47 | #3,460 | Up 124 places |
| 2008 | Boys | 245 | #866 | Down 66 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 45 | #3,584 | Up 264 places |
| 2007 | Boys | 269 | #800 | Down 31 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 41 | #3,848 | Down 794 places |
| 2006 | Boys | 270 | #769 | Down 27 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 55 | #3,054 | Up 676 places |
| 2005 | Boys | 272 | #742 | Down 67 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 39 | #3,730 | Down 1,110 places |
| 2004 | Boys | 300 | #675 | Down 44 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 63 | #2,620 | Up 220 places |
| 2003 | Boys | 325 | #631 | Down 42 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 54 | #2,840 | Down 682 places |
| 2002 | Boys | 357 | #589 | Down 44 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 77 | #2,158 | Up 542 places |
| 2001 | Boys | 395 | #545 | Up 22 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 55 | #2,700 | Down 526 places |
| 2000 | Boys | 363 | #567 | Down 39 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 73 | #2,174 | Up 393 places |
| 1999 | Boys | 392 | #528 | Down 23 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 55 | #2,567 | Down 403 places |
| 1998 | Boys | 424 | #505 | Down 12 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 66 | #2,164 | Up 710 places |
| 1997 | Boys | 428 | #493 | Down 31 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 42 | #2,874 | Down 667 places |
| 1996 | Boys | 469 | #462 | Down 16 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 61 | #2,207 | Up 214 places |
| 1995 | Boys | 511 | #446 | Down 44 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 53 | #2,421 | Down 449 places |
| 1994 | Boys | 573 | #402 | Up 35 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 71 | #1,972 | Down 107 places |
| 1993 | Boys | 504 | #437 | Up 1 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 76 | #1,865 | Up 486 places |
| 1992 | Boys | 503 | #438 | Up 25 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 55 | #2,351 | Up 168 places |
| 1991 | Boys | 454 | #463 | No rank change |
| 1991 | Girls | 49 | #2,519 | Up 280 places |
| 1990 | Boys | 451 | #463 | Up 23 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 41 | #2,799 | Up 366 places |
| 1989 | Boys | 389 | #486 | Down 43 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 33 | #3,165 | Down 626 places |
| 1988 | Boys | 415 | #443 | Up 47 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 42 | #2,539 | Up 433 places |
| 1987 | Boys | 326 | #490 | Up 22 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 32 | #2,972 | Up 388 places |
| 1986 | Boys | 297 | #512 | Up 15 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 26 | #3,360 | Up 623 places |
| 1985 | Boys | 275 | #527 | Down 37 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 20 | #3,983 | Down 456 places |
| 1984 | Boys | 293 | #490 | Up 17 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 23 | #3,527 | Down 285 places |
| 1983 | Boys | 276 | #507 | Up 52 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 25 | #3,242 | Up 656 places |
| 1982 | Boys | 237 | #559 | Up 20 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 20 | #3,898 | Down 39 places |
| 1981 | Boys | 218 | #579 | Down 31 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 20 | #3,859 | Up 658 places |
| 1980 | Boys | 242 | #548 | Up 23 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 16 | #4,517 | Down 465 places |
| 1979 | Boys | 225 | #571 | Down 16 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 18 | #4,052 | Up 190 places |
| 1978 | Boys | 226 | #555 | Up 18 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 16 | #4,242 | Up 971 places |
| 1977 | Boys | 214 | #573 | Up 18 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 12 | #5,213 | Up 2,083 places |
| 1976 | Boys | 189 | #591 | Up 5 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 7 | #7,296 | Down 123 places |
| 1975 | Boys | 183 | #596 | Down 21 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 7 | #7,173 | Down 2,946 places |
| 1974 | Boys | 195 | #575 | Down 5 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 14 | #4,227 | Up 2,439 places |
| 1973 | Boys | 194 | #570 | Up 19 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 7 | #6,666 | Down 108 places |
| 1972 | Boys | 183 | #589 | Down 67 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 7 | #6,558 | Down 1,015 places |
| 1971 | Boys | 242 | #522 | Up 24 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 9 | #5,543 | Down 1,505 places |
| 1970 | Boys | 221 | #546 | Down 38 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 14 | #4,038 | Up 685 places |
| 1969 | Boys | 234 | #508 | Down 25 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 10 | #4,723 | Up 424 places |
| 1968 | Boys | 246 | #483 | Up 28 places |
| 1968 | Girls | 8 | #5,147 | Up 895 places |
| 1967 | Boys | 216 | #511 | Down 21 places |
| 1967 | Girls | 6 | #6,042 | Down 233 places |
| 1966 | Boys | 239 | #490 | Up 32 places |
| 1966 | Girls | 6 | #5,809 | Down 520 places |
| 1965 | Boys | 215 | #522 | Down 52 places |
| 1965 | Girls | 7 | #5,289 | Up 1,478 places |
| 1964 | Boys | 284 | #470 | Down 6 places |
| 1964 | Girls | 5 | #6,767 | Down 916 places |
| 1963 | Boys | 288 | #464 | Up 6 places |
| 1962 | Boys | 288 | #470 | Up 34 places |
| 1961 | Boys | 249 | #504 | Up 11 places |
| 1961 | Girls | 6 | #5,851 | Up 252 places |
| 1960 | Boys | 237 | #515 | Down 28 places |
| 1959 | Boys | 259 | #487 | Up 9 places |
| 1958 | Boys | 245 | #496 | Up 1 places |
| 1958 | Girls | 5 | #6,103 | Down 151 places |
| 1957 | Boys | 246 | #497 | Down 42 places |
| 1956 | Boys | 279 | #455 | No rank change |
| 1956 | Girls | 5 | #5,952 | Down 1,883 places |
| 1955 | Boys | 267 | #455 | Up 2 places |
| 1955 | Girls | 9 | #4,069 | Up 54 places |
| 1954 | Boys | 252 | #457 | Down 8 places |
| 1953 | Boys | 255 | #449 | Down 9 places |
| 1952 | Boys | 255 | #440 | Down 20 places |
| 1952 | Girls | 8 | #4,123 | Up 112 places |
| 1951 | Boys | 260 | #420 | Up 1 places |
| 1950 | Boys | 252 | #421 | Up 1 places |
| 1949 | Boys | 260 | #422 | Down 3 places |
| 1949 | Girls | 7 | #4,235 | Up 1,008 places |
| 1948 | Boys | 255 | #419 | Down 10 places |
| 1948 | Girls | 5 | #5,243 | Down 1,813 places |
| 1947 | Boys | 281 | #409 | Up 8 places |
| 1946 | Boys | 232 | #417 | Down 8 places |
| 1946 | Girls | 9 | #3,430 | Up 246 places |
| 1945 | Boys | 216 | #409 | Up 7 places |
| 1945 | Girls | 7 | #3,676 | Up 1,015 places |
| 1944 | Boys | 211 | #416 | Up 6 places |
| 1943 | Boys | 217 | #422 | Down 45 places |
| 1943 | Girls | 5 | #4,691 | Down 1,497 places |
| 1942 | Boys | 258 | #377 | Up 36 places |
| 1942 | Girls | 9 | #3,194 | Up 365 places |
| 1941 | Boys | 200 | #413 | Down 11 places |
| 1941 | Girls | 7 | #3,559 | Up 691 places |
| 1940 | Boys | 204 | #402 | Up 26 places |
| 1939 | Boys | 177 | #428 | Down 14 places |
| 1939 | Girls | 5 | #4,250 | Down 403 places |
| 1938 | Boys | 188 | #414 | Up 25 places |
| 1938 | Girls | 6 | #3,847 | Up 439 places |
| 1937 | Boys | 166 | #439 | Down 47 places |
| 1936 | Boys | 194 | #392 | Up 19 places |
| 1935 | Boys | 179 | #411 | Down 6 places |
| 1934 | Boys | 186 | #405 | Down 8 places |
| 1934 | Girls | 5 | #4,286 | Up 125 places |
| 1933 | Boys | 186 | #397 | Down 28 places |
| 1932 | Boys | 227 | #369 | Up 35 places |
| 1932 | Girls | 5 | #4,411 | Down 80 places |
| 1931 | Boys | 193 | #404 | Down 2 places |
| 1931 | Girls | 5 | #4,331 | Down 278 places |
| 1930 | Boys | 208 | #402 | Down 46 places |
| 1929 | Boys | 250 | #356 | Up 36 places |
| 1929 | Girls | 6 | #4,053 | Up 142 places |
| 1928 | Boys | 229 | #392 | Down 7 places |
| 1928 | Girls | 6 | #4,195 | Up 91 places |
| 1927 | Boys | 236 | #385 | Down 14 places |
| 1927 | Girls | 6 | #4,286 | Down 315 places |
| 1926 | Boys | 246 | #371 | Up 13 places |
| 1925 | Boys | 241 | #384 | Down 28 places |
| 1924 | Boys | 280 | #356 | Up 20 places |
| 1923 | Boys | 253 | #376 | Down 12 places |
| 1923 | Girls | 7 | #3,971 | Down 592 places |
| 1922 | Boys | 270 | #364 | Up 8 places |
| 1922 | Girls | 9 | #3,379 | Up 1,085 places |
| 1921 | Boys | 269 | #372 | Up 1 places |
| 1921 | Girls | 6 | #4,464 | Down 507 places |
| 1920 | Boys | 259 | #373 | Down 12 places |
| 1920 | Girls | 7 | #3,957 | Down 445 places |
| 1919 | Boys | 254 | #361 | Up 15 places |
| 1918 | Boys | 249 | #376 | Up 7 places |
| 1918 | Girls | 8 | #3,512 | Down 685 places |
| 1917 | Boys | 218 | #383 | Up 7 places |
| 1916 | Boys | 202 | #390 | Down 18 places |
| 1915 | Boys | 209 | #372 | Up 13 places |
| 1914 | Boys | 151 | #385 | Down 23 places |
| 1913 | Boys | 132 | #362 | Up 22 places |
| 1913 | Girls | 6 | #2,827 | — |
| 1912 | Boys | 100 | #384 | Up 36 places |
| 1911 | Boys | 47 | #420 | Down 37 places |
| 1910 | Boys | 46 | #383 | Down 44 places |
| 1909 | Boys | 47 | #339 | Up 2 places |
| 1908 | Boys | 44 | #341 | Up 10 places |
| 1907 | Boys | 39 | #351 | Up 27 places |
| 1906 | Boys | 32 | #378 | Up 6 places |
| 1905 | Boys | 30 | #384 | Down 33 places |
| 1904 | Boys | 33 | #351 | Down 5 places |
| 1903 | Boys | 31 | #346 | Up 14 places |
| 1902 | Boys | 30 | #360 | Down 13 places |
| 1901 | Boys | 28 | #347 | Up 7 places |
| 1900 | Boys | 38 | #354 | Up 84 places |
| 1899 | Boys | 18 | #438 | Down 53 places |
| 1898 | Boys | 26 | #385 | Down 10 places |
| 1897 | Boys | 25 | #375 | Up 49 places |
| 1896 | Boys | 21 | #424 | Down 119 places |
| 1895 | Boys | 35 | #305 | Up 216 places |
| 1894 | Boys | 15 | #521 | Down 204 places |
| 1893 | Boys | 30 | #317 | Up 77 places |
| 1892 | Boys | 23 | #394 | Down 54 places |
| 1891 | Boys | 25 | #340 | Up 149 places |
| 1890 | Boys | 15 | #489 | Down 7 places |
| 1889 | Boys | 15 | #482 | Down 113 places |
| 1888 | Boys | 25 | #369 | Up 8 places |
| 1887 | Boys | 19 | #377 | Up 228 places |
| 1886 | Boys | 10 | #605 | Down 183 places |
| 1885 | Boys | 18 | #422 | Down 23 places |
| 1884 | Boys | 20 | #399 | Down 18 places |
| 1883 | Boys | 20 | #381 | Up 72 places |
| 1882 | Boys | 16 | #453 | Up 200 places |
| 1881 | Boys | 8 | #653 | Down 228 places |
| 1880 | Boys | 17 | #425 | — |