Stirling · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1912

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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 85 recorded years as a table

Stirling, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1912	14
1915	6
1916	6
1918	5
1919	8
1921	6
1922	7
1923	7
1924	5
1925	5
1927	9
1928	5
1929	5
1930	6
1931	5
1932	5
1937	6
1939	6
1940	7
1941	5
1942	11
1947	4
1948	5
1952	3
1954	3
1956	3
1957	4
1958	3
1959	3
1961	3
1962	6
1963	4
1964	3
1965	3
1967	4
1968	3
1969	3
1970	4
1973	5
1975	4
1976	6
1977	5
1979	5
1981	3
1982	3
1985	5
1986	3
1987	3
1988	4
1989	3
1990	6
1991	5
1992	3
1993	3
1994	3
1995	9
1996	7
1997	10
1998	6
1999	7
2000	6
2001	6
2002	6
2003	7
2004	7
2005	6
2006	5
2007	5
2008	7
2010	8
2011	7
2012	6
2013	8
2014	9
2015	13
2016	11
2017	11
2018	10
2019	9
2020	10
2021	7
2022	7
2023	12
2024	9
2025	13

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Stirling 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 23
Rank in 2025: #4,396
How rare: 1 in 74,264 boys
Since 1912: 851

Most popular in 1912, at 14 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 8% per million boys born.

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