Over the past 110 years, 907 girls and 26 430 boys have been named Sterling. The name Sterling ranks 3898th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Sterling in 1979. The peak of popularity of the name Sterling came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.