The baby name Sterling appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2021 with 1,080 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sterling has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 16 |
| 1912 | 60 |
| 1913 | 95 |
| 1914 | 121 |
| 1915 | 187 |
| 1916 | 201 |
| 1917 | 205 |
| 1918 | 244 |
| 1919 | 279 |
| 1920 | 243 |
| 1921 | 259 |
| 1922 | 287 |
| 1923 | 282 |
| 1924 | 326 |
| 1925 | 232 |
| 1926 | 223 |
| 1927 | 192 |
| 1928 | 202 |
| 1929 | 290 |
| 1930 | 174 |
| 1931 | 208 |
| 1932 | 234 |
| 1933 | 168 |
| 1934 | 125 |
| 1935 | 180 |
| 1936 | 137 |
| 1937 | 134 |
| 1938 | 181 |
| 1939 | 152 |
| 1940 | 204 |
| 1941 | 194 |
| 1942 | 257 |
| 1943 | 200 |
| 1944 | 208 |
| 1945 | 208 |
| 1946 | 234 |
| 1947 | 283 |
| 1948 | 261 |
| 1949 | 286 |
| 1950 | 260 |
| 1951 | 253 |
| 1952 | 248 |
| 1953 | 282 |
| 1954 | 227 |
| 1955 | 330 |
| 1956 | 322 |
| 1957 | 216 |
| 1958 | 209 |
| 1959 | 267 |
| 1960 | 219 |
| 1961 | 200 |
| 1962 | 306 |
| 1963 | 269 |
| 1964 | 277 |
| 1965 | 178 |
| 1966 | 240 |
| 1967 | 189 |
| 1968 | 221 |
| 1969 | 184 |
| 1970 | 193 |
| 1971 | 221 |
| 1972 | 137 |
| 1973 | 161 |
| 1974 | 150 |
| 1975 | 139 |
| 1976 | 172 |
| 1977 | 167 |
| 1978 | 198 |
| 1979 | 188 |
| 1980 | 247 |
| 1981 | 10 |
| 1981 | 135 |
| 1982 | 184 |
| 1983 | 241 |
| 1984 | 245 |
| 1985 | 267 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1986 | 243 |
| 1987 | 16 |
| 1987 | 268 |
| 1988 | 10 |
| 1988 | 393 |
| 1989 | 329 |
| 1990 | 409 |
| 1991 | 446 |
| 1992 | 46 |
| 1992 | 610 |
| 1993 | 534 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1994 | 648 |
| 1995 | 10 |
| 1995 | 584 |
| 1996 | 26 |
| 1996 | 486 |
| 1997 | 9 |
| 1997 | 435 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1998 | 434 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 1999 | 385 |
| 2000 | 351 |
| 2001 | 332 |
| 2002 | 9 |
| 2002 | 314 |
| 2003 | 311 |
| 2004 | 54 |
| 2004 | 310 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2005 | 266 |
| 2006 | 18 |
| 2006 | 262 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2007 | 234 |
| 2008 | 15 |
| 2008 | 210 |
| 2009 | 172 |
| 2010 | 20 |
| 2010 | 271 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2011 | 223 |
| 2012 | 38 |
| 2012 | 392 |
| 2013 | 481 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2014 | 606 |
| 2015 | 28 |
| 2015 | 740 |
| 2016 | 88 |
| 2016 | 871 |
| 2017 | 82 |
| 2017 | 862 |
| 2018 | 66 |
| 2018 | 1,005 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2019 | 915 |
| 2020 | 51 |
| 2020 | 797 |
| 2021 | 158 |
| 2021 | 1,080 |
| 2022 | 130 |
| 2022 | 900 |
| 2023 | 137 |
| 2023 | 859 |
| 2024 | 186 |
| 2024 | 952 |