Meaning 
The name Sterling has the following meaning: One who is of high value or high quality.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
As a baby boy name, Sterling is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 630 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Sterling fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 29 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 901 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sterling in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation  The name Sterling is pronounced as stur-ling Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Sterling and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sterling: Boys - Admiral, Alfred, Barton, Boston, Burton, Coleman, Davis, Dickinson, Dunton, Earl, Elmore, Errol, Gardner, Garfield, Graham, Hamilton, Hayward, Jamari, Kipp, Lyman, Lyndon, Girls - Ammie, Arrie, China, Cordie, Darlene, Diamond, Jaelynn, Jaimie, Kimora, Knowles, Lady, Mercy, Octavia, Pinkie, Precious, Shirlene, Both genders - Albert, Augustine, Blake, Edward, Madison, Parker
Variants 
Style 
We think the name Sterling should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sterling to be: Mannerly, wealthy and dignified chapIn one word, you might describe Sterling as a(n) " mannerly" person. See other "mannerly" names for boys.
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