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Sterl

Sterl is a boy's name that peaked in 1921, when it was the 3,214th most popular in the United States. It has not appeared in the national data since 1929.

Popularity, 1880–2025

Births per year, 1880 to 2025 0 3 5 8 10 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

boys named Sterl

By the numbers

Total US births
13
Estimated living today
0
Median age today
96
Peak year
1921
Best rank
3,214th
Rank in 2025
unranked
First recorded
1921

Names of 1921

The most popular boys’ names the year Sterl peaked:

All the names of 1921

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Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state baby-name files, 1880–2025. Counts include only births registered with the SSA, and names with fewer than five births in a year are not published. The living estimate applies SSA cohort life tables to those births; it counts people born in the United States, so it misses anyone who arrived later and anyone who has left.