How Many People Are Named Stirling?
An estimated 748 people in the United States have the first name Stirling. It is predominantly male (91.4%). The average bearer is 28 years old, and Stirling peaked in popularity in 2017 with 27 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Stirling 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 Stirling paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
748
About 1 in 458,228 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
91.4% confidence
Average Age
28
years old
Peak Year
2017
27 births
Total Registered
906
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Stirling
Stirling is predominantly male (91.4%), though 78 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Stirling as a male name
Ranked #6,118 in 2024
15 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (24 births)
Stirling as a female name
Ranked #10,154 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (10 births)
Stirling: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Stirling span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 188 babies were registered. While Stirling is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Stirling by Decade
How has Stirling 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.
Stirling by State
Stirling + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Stirling as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Stirling
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Stirling: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Stirling?
We estimate approximately 748 people named Stirling 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 458,228 Americans share this first name.
Is Stirling a common name?
Stirling is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 906 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Stirling most popular?
Stirling reached peak popularity in 2017, when 27 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Stirling is approximately 28 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Stirling a male name?
Stirling is predominantly male. 91.4% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Stirling Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Stirling Smith, Stirling Johnson, Stirling 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.
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