The name Sloane is a boy's name meaning "raider".

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An Irish surname-name that's used almost exclusively for girls these days, given last year to nearly 2000 baby girls in the US vs. 23 baby boys.

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The name Sloane peaked for boys at #3918 in 1972. The name is most popular in California. Sloane is also used for girls, ranking #141 in 2025.

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The name Sloane is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "raider".

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Sloane is a sleek, sophisticated surname name that has gradually morphed over to the girls' side. With its distinctive and intriguing sound, Sloane has been in the US Top 1000 since 2009, and in 2022, it made its first appearance in the UK charts, jumping more than 400 places in a single year.
 
Derived from the Irish surname Ó Sluaghadháin, meaning "raider" or "mobilizer", Sloane shares that preppy feel of Blair, Delaney, Ellis, and Quincy. 
 Sloane has been the name of girlfriend characters in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Entourage, and was used for a character played by Olivia Munn on The Newsroom. The video game, Overwatch 2 includes a character called Sloane, English actor Barry Sloane has made it familiar through his surname, while Sloane Stephens is a highly ranked tennis player. 
 Comedian Rob Coddry called his daughter Sloane Sullivan, while rapper Macklemore gave his daughter the name Sloane Ava Simone - and let her direct one of his music videos in 2023. 
 The association with London's Sloane Square and the upscale clique of Sloane Rangers, who have included Princesses Di and Kate, gives it some extra panache.

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The name Sloane is currently ranked #141 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #140 in 2022. The name is most popular in District of Columbia, District of Columbia, and Colorado. Sloane is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
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2020	—	0	0
2021	#4,757	21	12
2022	—	0	0
2023	#4,442	24	14
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