What does Sterling mean?

Sterling means "valuable"

How do we pronounce Sterling?

Sterling \\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables.

[ 2 syll. (s)ter-lin(g), st-erli-ng ] The baby girl name Sterling can also be used as a boy name name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced as ST-ERLih-NG 1.

1 English pronunciation for Sterling: S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; NG as in "sing (S.IH.NG)"

What is the origin of Sterling?

Sterling has its origins in the English language. The name Sterling means 'valuable'. See Sterling name for more info.

Sterling is not often used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Sterling has mainly been a boy name in the last century.

A baby name that sounds like Sterling is the English Starling meaning.

The baby name Sterling fun facts:

The name Sterling in reverse order is "Gnilrets".

The numerological value of the name Sterling is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Sterling?

Sterling is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames