How Many People Are Named Sterlin?
An estimated 581 people in the United States have the first name Sterlin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Sterlin peaked in popularity in 1993 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sterlin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sterlin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
581
About 1 in 589,939 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1993
20 births
Total Registered
731
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sterlin
Sterlin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 731 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sterlin as a male name
Ranked #7,176 in 2024
12 male births in 2024
Peak: 1993 (20 births)
Sterlin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sterlin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 153 babies were registered. Sterlin has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sterlin by Decade
How has Sterlin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sterlin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sterlin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sterlin
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sterlin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sterlin?
We estimate approximately 581 people named Sterlin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 589,939 Americans share this first name.
Is Sterlin a common name?
Sterlin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 731 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sterlin most popular?
Sterlin reached peak popularity in 1993, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sterlin is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sterlin a male name?
Sterlin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sterlin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sterlin Smith, Sterlin Johnson, Sterlin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me