The nickname of the flag of the United States of America is "Stars and Stripes". "Stripes and Stars" is incorrect.

The United States of Amerca flag. The stars and stripes.

Which flag? The United States flag has 13 stripes to represent the 13 original colonies.

Because the flag of the United States has always been called the Stars and Stripes. That is the reason for the stars on the flag.

The flag of the United States of America, called the Stars and Stripes, has 50 stars,

in the upper left hand corner, to represent the 50 states that comprise the United States.