Stirling
Meaning
"of high quality, excellent"
Origin: Scottish place name
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #6,156
- Total SSA Count
- 15
- Syllables
- 2
- Formality
- Moderate
- Nicknames
- Stirl, Ster
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"of high quality, excellent"
Origin: Scottish place name
"large homestead, big village"
Origin: Cornish/Welsh
Stirling is more popular, ranked #6156 vs #6312 for Trever.
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Stirling is more popular, ranked #6156 compared to Trever at #6312 in the United States.
Stirling means "of high quality, excellent" (Scottish place name origin). Trever means "large homestead, big village" (Cornish/Welsh origin).
Stirling is primarily a boy name. Trever is primarily a boy name.