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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.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Sterling is pronounced as stur-ling

Origins

Sterling originates from the English language.
See other suggested English boy baby names.

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

Popular Variants for the name Sterling: Sterlyn, Sterlyng, Stirling

Style

We think the name Sterling should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sterling to be: Mannerly, wealthy and dignified chap

In one word, you might describe Sterling as a(n) "mannerly" person.

See other "mannerly" names for boys.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Sterling (or its variants) are:

Sterling Sharpe, born on 16 April, a famous footballer. Sterling Sharpe's background: A former American football wide receiver and currently a NFL analyst for the NFL Network. He played from 1988 to 1994 with the Green Bay Packers.

Sterling Alex Hitchcock, born on 29 April, a famous footballer. Sterling Alex Hitchcock's background: A former Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Yankees, Seattle Mariners, San Diego Padres, and St. Louis Cardinals from 1992 to 2004.

Sterling Marlin , born on 30 June, a famous racer. Sterling Marlin 's background: A NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver who drove the #14 Waste Management Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Ginn Racing.
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