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Sloan

As of 2025, Sloan ranks #838 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 324 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #664 five years ago, #838 now. SSA records for Sloan go back to 1953; the peak came in 2021 at #572, with 530 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in South Dakota, where it ranks #233 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#838
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#572
in 2021 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
324
girls named Sloan

Sloan popularity, 1880–2025

0.009%0.017%0.026%0.035%18801900192019401960198020002020#572 in 2021
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2021

Where Sloan is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025ND—Minnesota: #422 (12 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MN#422Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025WI—Michigan: #519 (15 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MI#519New York: #1526 (8 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1526Massachusetts: #761 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MA#761Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025RI—Oregon: #429 (8 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)OR#429Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025WY—South Dakota: #233 (5 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)SD#233Iowa: #390 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IA#390Illinois: #748 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)IL#748Indiana: #611 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)IN#611Ohio: #743 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)OH#743Pennsylvania: #615 (16 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)PA#615New Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025CT—California: #814 (36 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#814Utah: #605 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)UT#605Colorado: #584 (9 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)CO#584Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025NE—Missouri: #556 (10 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MO#556Kentucky: #498 (8 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KY#498West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025WV—Virginia: #936 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)VA#936Maryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025DE—Arizona: #909 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#909New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025NM—Kansas: #497 (6 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)KS#497Arkansas: #489 (6 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)AR#489Tennessee: #813 (8 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#813North Carolina: #834 (11 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#834South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025AL—Georgia: #748 (13 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)GA#748Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan in 2025HI—Texas: #1037 (27 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#1037Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: South Dakota (#233), Iowa (#390), Oregon (#429)

Uniqueness score

48/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sloan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Sloan as a boy name

Sloan holds the #2258 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 62 newborn boys in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #2024 in 2020 to #2258 today. Its strongest year on record was 1885 (#936 nationally, 5 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1885. The name's biggest fan base is in Texas (#1555 there in 2025).

2025 rank
#2258
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#936
in 1885 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
62
boys named Sloan

Where Sloan (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025PA—New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025TN—North Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025NC—South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025HI—Texas: #1555 (11 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)TX#1555Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Sloan in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Texas (#1555)

Uniqueness score

69/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Sloan in the most recent year of SSA data.

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