Stearns \s-tear-ns, ste(a)-rns\ as a boy's name 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.