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Sloan

Unisex

Meaning of Sloan: Irish: 'raider'

Sloan is a unisex name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 5 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 702nd most popular name in the United States in 2025.

US rank 2025

#702

386 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

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Fewer than 3 babies or unlisted

US babies since 1880

11,268

First recorded 1885 · peak 2021

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 31 babies1983: 28 babies1984: 42 babies1985: 42 babies1986: 50 babies1987: 55 babies1988: 59 babies1989: 73 babies1990: 74 babies19901991: 74 babies1992: 88 babies1993: 90 babies1994: 101 babies1995: 95 babies1996: 114 babies1997: 100 babies1998: 125 babies1999: 132 babies2000: 121 babies20002001: 118 babies2002: 123 babies2003: 126 babies2004: 123 babies2005: 97 babies2006: 129 babies2007: 165 babies2008: 176 babies2009: 206 babies2010: 321 babies20102011: 364 babies2012: 331 babies2013: 363 babies2014: 410 babies2015: 462 babies2016: 591 babies2017: 589 babies2018: 607 babies2019: 560 babies2020: 503 babies20202021: 624 babies2022: 549 babies2023: 500 babies2024: 441 babies2025: 386 babies
US babies named Sloan per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 624.

Gender split

26% boys · 74% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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