Sterlin · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1916

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 84 recorded years as a table

Sterlin, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1916	8
1918	13
1919	6
1920	8
1921	6
1922	6
1924	4
1925	4
1926	5
1927	6
1930	6
1931	6
1932	6
1933	10
1938	6
1939	5
1942	4
1943	6
1945	5
1946	3
1947	8
1951	3
1953	3
1954	2
1955	3
1956	2
1957	2
1958	5
1959	3
1961	2
1964	4
1967	6
1968	3
1969	4
1970	3
1971	3
1972	4
1973	4
1974	3
1976	4
1977	6
1978	4
1979	5
1981	7
1982	4
1983	4
1984	5
1987	4
1988	8
1989	6
1990	5
1991	5
1992	10
1993	10
1994	7
1995	10
1996	9
1997	11
1998	5
1999	7
2000	5
2001	6
2002	8
2003	7
2004	5
2005	4
2006	6
2008	5
2009	3
2010	5
2011	3
2012	5
2013	3
2014	6
2015	5
2016	3
2017	5
2018	3
2019	5
2020	6
2021	4
2023	3
2024	7
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sterlin isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1916: 737

Most popular in 1918, at 13 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 33% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.