Sterling dog name
We found 91 dogs named Sterling in the public pet registers of 10 places. Almost all dogs named Sterling are male.
🐱 Sterling is also a cat name (#496 for cats, 15 cats).
Sterling as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #1,538 of 51,228 | 33 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #1,253 of 34,500 | 41 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #1,267 of 10,500 | 5 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #789 of 8,191 | 5 | 2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #1,553 of 4,602 | 1 | 1999–2026 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #906 of 2,906 | 1 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Burnside Australia | #585 of 1,888 | 1 | 2015 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Sterling. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
8 female and 71 male dogs named Sterling, in the places that record sex.
Sterling over the years
Dogs named Sterling per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Sterling
Based on 78 dogs named Sterling with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Sterling as a baby name
Sterling was the #1098 girls' name in the US in 2025 (218 babies).Sterling was the #345 boys' name in the US in 2025 (944 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #419 for boys in Canada (Ontario), #431 for boys in New Zealand and #762 for boys in Scotland. See Sterling as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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