Stirling is a distinctive choice, ranked #2264 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Stirling in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#2264
About the Name Stirling
Stirling is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 36 places over five years. Its high point was #1024 in 2015, and it now sits at #2264. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Stirling is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Stirling
Unlikely. With around 10 UK babies named Stirling per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Stirling in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Stirling has been declining in UK popularity, dropping 36 places in the last five years. Its peak was #1024 in 2015. Choosing it now means he is likely to be among the last of his generation with this name.
Stirling is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Stirling include: Stirling Gallacher — Deborah Ann Stirling Gallacher is an English actress.; Stirling Mortlock — Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian former professional rugby union player.; Archie Stirling — Archibald Hugh Stirling, Laird of Keir, is a Scottish theatrical producer, a former officer in the Scots Guards, and Laird of the Keir estate at Lecropt in the....
Stirling does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Stirlings in the wild.
10
UK babies named Stirling (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 36 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Stirling
Likely around 1 other Stirling in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Stirling
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Deborah Ann Stirling Gallacher is an English actress. She appeared in the BBC soap opera Doctors as George Woodson for six years, which earnt her numerous nominations at the British Soap Awards.
Stirling Austin Mortlock is an Australian former professional rugby union player. He has scored more than 1,000 points in Super Rugby, and nearly 500 test points for the Wallabies.
Archibald Hugh Stirling, Laird of Keir, is a Scottish theatrical producer, a former officer in the Scots Guards, and Laird of the Keir estate at Lecropt in the Stirling council area in Scotland. Stirling is the eldest son of William Joseph Stirling of Keir and his wife Susan Rachel Bligh, and a nephew of David Stirling, who was the founder of the Special Air Service; both are descendants of Charles II of Scotland and England.
James Stirling may refer to: James Stirling (mathematician), Scottish mathematician Sir James Stirling, 1st Baronet, Scottish banker and lord provost of Edinburgh Sir James Stirling (Royal Navy officer), British admiral and Governor of Western Australia James Stirling, Scottish engineer James Hutchison Stirling, Scottish philosopher James Stirling, Scottish locomotive engineer Sir James Stirling (judge), British jurist James Stirling (botanist), Australian botanist and geologist James Stirling (fl.
Major General William Alexander, also known as Lord Stirling was a Continental Army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War. He held a claim to be the male heir to the Scottish title of Earl of Stirling through Scottish lineage (being the senior male descendant of the paternal grandfather of the 1st Earl of Stirling, who had died in 1640), and he sought the title sometime after 1756.
Sir John Lancelot Stirling,, generally known as Sir Lancelot Stirling, was an Australian politician and grazier. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1881 to 1887, representing Mount Barker, and 1888 to 1890, representing Gumeracha.
Helen Dorothy "Nell" Stirling was an Australian radio actor, singer, dancer and radio producer best known for her association with George Edwards in the Sydney radio industry.