Sterling is:

• The currency of the United Kingdom, see Pound Sterling.
• A grade of silver; see sterling silver.
• An airline; see Sterling European Airlines.
• The last name of Bruce Sterling, a cyberpunk and science fiction writer.
• A British automobile manufacturer. See Sterling (car).
• A truck manufacturer. See Sterling Trucks.
• A British submachine gun. See Sterling submachine gun.
• The name (or part of the name) of various places
  • Sterling in Scotland, see Stirling
  • in the United States of America:
    • Sterling, Alaska
    • Sterling, Colorado
    • Sterling, Connecticut
    • Sterling, Georgia
    • Sterling, Idaho
    • Sterling, Illinois
    • Sterling, Indiana
    • Sterling, Iowa
    • Sterling, Kansas
    • Sterling, Massachusetts
    • Sterling, Michigan
    • Sterling, Missouri
    • Sterling, Montana
    • Sterling, Nebraska
    • Sterling, New York
    • Sterling, North Carolina
    • Sterling, North Dakota
    • Sterling, Ohio
    • Sterling, Oklahoma
    • Sterling, Pennsylvania
      • in Clearfield County
      • in Wayne County
    • Sterling, Texas
    • Sterling, Utah
    • Sterling, Virginia
    • Sterling, Washington
    • Sterling, Wisconsin
      • in Polk County
      • in Vernon County
    • Mount Sterling, Kentucky
    • Mount Sterling, Ohio
    • Sterling Camp Grounds, Massachusetts
    • Sterling Center, Minnesota
    • Sterling City, Texas
    • Sterling Forest, New York
    • Sterling Heights, Indiana
    • Sterling Heights, Michigan
    • Sterling Junction, Massachusetts
    • Sterling Landing, Missouri
    • Sterling Park, Tennessee
    • Sterling Park, Virginia
    • Sterling Place, Colorado
    • Sterling Place, Illinois
    • Sterling Point, Virginia
    • Sterling Run, Pennsylvania
    • Sterling Springs, Arkansas
    • Sterling Valley, New York
    • Sterling Woods, New Jersey
• Sometimes a misspelling of Stirling, see for instance Stirling engine.