Stirling is a boy's name of English origin meaning “pool in the river.” In 2024 it was given to 15 boys in the United States.
Stirling belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “pool in the river” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Stirling first appears in Social Security records in 1912. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1935 in 1942, and in 2024 15 babies received the name — 828 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Stirling means “pool in the river” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Stirling is a boy name. In 2024, 15 babies received the name in the US.
Stirling comes from the English & American tradition.
Stirling first appears in US records in 1912. Its best-ever ranking was #1935 in 1942, and 15 babies were given the name in 2024.
Stirling is pronounced /ˈstɪɾ.lɪŋ/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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