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Sloane

Girl

Meaning of Sloane: Irish: 'raider'

Sloane is a girl's name most strongly associated with Irish naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 144th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 666th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#144

2,089 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#666

58 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

25,086

First recorded 1958 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 21 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 23 babies1984: 15 babies1985: 33 babies1986: 37 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 61 babies1989: 73 babies1990: 71 babies19901991: 81 babies1992: 102 babies1993: 78 babies1994: 72 babies1995: 97 babies1996: 72 babies1997: 66 babies1998: 98 babies1999: 109 babies2000: 92 babies20002001: 112 babies2002: 109 babies2003: 103 babies2004: 148 babies2005: 126 babies2006: 163 babies2007: 225 babies2008: 271 babies2009: 317 babies2010: 503 babies20102011: 591 babies2012: 646 babies2013: 765 babies2014: 888 babies2015: 998 babies2016: 1,208 babies2017: 1,415 babies2018: 1,643 babies2019: 1,565 babies2020: 1,599 babies20202021: 1,941 babies2022: 2,074 babies2023: 1,921 babies2024: 1,961 babies2025: 2,089 babies
US babies named Sloane per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 2,089.

Gender split

2% boys · 98% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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