Stern - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Stern \s-te-rn\ is a variant of Sterne (Middle English, German), and the meaning of Stern is "stern; star".

The baby name Stern sounds like Stearn, Sothern, Stearns and Stearne. Other similar baby names are Stein, Sten and Steen.

Stern 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 Stern. Compare Stern with related baby names.