Stearns - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Stearns \s-tear-ns, ste(a)-rns\ is a variant of Sterne (Middle English, German), and the meaning of Stearns is "stern; star".

The baby name Stearns sounds like Stearne and Stearn. Other similar baby names are Stern, Stannes, Stefanos, Stennis, Stefanus, Stefanas, Stephens, Straus and Strauss.

Stearns is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Stearns. Compare Stearns with related baby names.