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“Variant of Sloane — Descendant of Sluaghadhán, an Irish name meaning expedition or raid” — English surname, alternative spelling of Sloane origin
Girl's name · #840 in the US (2025) · 2020s
Sloan is near its high-water mark: it reached #572 in 2021 and still ranked #840 in 2025. About 8,400 girls have carried it since 1953. It is also an American family name — about 43,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data. About 84% of babies named Sloan in recent years have been girls. Sloan is the less common spelling of Sloane — about 13% of babies given the name are written this way; Sloane itself ranked #141 in 2025.
Around the world: about 1 in 5,200 girls in Canada (2024).
Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 36 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Among 25 notable people named Sloan:
Entertainers appear 2.06× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sloan Wainwright, American musician.
Similar names: Sloane · Berkley · Ellis · Dylan · Karsyn · Sailor
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