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Globally, Стерн (Stern , Sterne , Stearn ) is a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename Стерн is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare boy's name, Austria, and Germany, where it is a very rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and Germany. Much more frequently, Стерн is the last name as well as the forename.
Стерн is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Stern , the operatic character in the opera An allem ist Hütchen schuld!; Stern , the operatic character in the opera Anna Nicole by Mark-Anthony Turnage; Anna's lawyer and Stern Alia , the Goddess.