Stirling

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Stirling: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Stirling: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,024 in 2015, and it stood at #2,263 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
27times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1024highest recorded position
5groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
1998	#2419
2000	#1889
2001	#2220
2002	#1519
2003	#2470
2004	#1410
2005	#2754
2006	#2087
2007	#2211
2008	#3158
2009	#2126
2010	#1801
2011	#1447
2012	#2270
2013	#2055
2014	#1721
2015	#1024
2016	#1498
2017	#1923
2018	#2112
2019	#1745
2020	#2228
2021	#1218
2022	#1469
2023	#1906
2024	#2263

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 27 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1024 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2263 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Stirling by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Stirling in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	7	2 of 10	4
2000s	72	10 of 10	7
2010sbusiest	140	10 of 10	14
2020s	70	5 of 10	14

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 14 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Stirling appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1024 in England and Wales in 2015.

Stirling's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#2263	10	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#1906	12	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#1469	17	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	male	#1218	22	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#2228	9	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#1745	13	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#2112	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#1923	12	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1498	17	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#1024	28	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#1721	13	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#2055	10	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2270	9	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#1447	16	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#1801	12	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2126	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2211	8	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2087	8	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#1410	12	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#2470	5	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	male	#1519	9	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2220	5	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	male	#1889	6	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#2419	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 27 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,024, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 28 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
25 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
3separate stretches the record falls into3 separate stretches →
1 yearlongest absence inside the recorded periodA single year missing →
#2,263position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
28births registered in its largest year, 201525 to 49 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Woodrow · #1024, 22y
Malka · #1023, 29y
Ruhi · #1023, 27y
Beca · #1026, 28y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Woodrow · #1024, 22y
Malka · #1023, 29y
Ruhi · #1023, 27y
Beca · #1026, 28y

Stirling and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Stirling without appearing here.

Stirling moved ahead of

Graham Compare
In 2023 they stood at #1906 and #1533 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #2263 and #5119.
Jade Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2470 and #2470 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1410 and #3651.
Malin Compare
In 2003 they stood at #2470 and #2189 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2004 that had become #1410 and #3651.
Robyn Compare
In 2020 they stood at #2228 and #2228 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2021 that had become #1218 and #3451.

Moved ahead of Stirling

Harper Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1469 and #1609 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1906 and #1207.
Matheo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1469 and #2018 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2023 that had become #1906 and #1363.
Arlo Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1889 and #2142 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #2220 and #1949.
Aksel Compare
In 2021 they stood at #1218 and #1688 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2022 that had become #1469 and #1224.

Moved the opposite way to Stirling

Brent Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Stirling went from #2863 to #1469 while Brent went from #898 to #3449.
Tor Compare
Between 1996 and 2022 in England and Wales · Boys, Stirling went from #2863 to #1469 while Tor went from #2020 to #3449.
Rune Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Stirling went from #1410 to #2263 while Rune went from #3651 to #1460.
Kim Compare
Between 1996 and 2015 in England and Wales · Boys, Stirling went from #2863 to #1024 while Kim went from #1168 to #4747.

Moved the same way as Stirling

Espen Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Stirling went from #1519 to #2263 and Espen from #3225 to #5119.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1024 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Stirling

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Popularity journey

Stirling by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Stirling at a glance

Stirling by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Stirling and the names beside it

Stirling moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Stirling

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