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Sloan
OriginSpelling variation of Sloane
Meaning"raider"
US Rank#840
Top 1000
About Sloan
Less popular than the Bueller-inspired Sloane but following on its coattails, this name ranks toward the middle of the Top 1000, but we see both spellings sticking around for years to come.
Pronounced SLONE.
As of October 2026, Sloan ranked #840 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #572 in 2021.
Editor's take: The name Sloan is a girl's name.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #822 | 337 | 188.7 |
| 2015 | #702 | 406 | 227.4 |
| 2016 | #591 | 517 | 291.8 |
| 2017 | #610 | 497 | 287.9 |
| 2018 | #587 | 520 | 305.7 |
| 2019 | #623 | 482 | 287.2 |
| 2020 | #664 | 433 | 267.9 |
| 2021 | #572 | 530 | 323 |
| 2022 | #634 | 465 | 283.5 |
| 2023 | #689 | 421 | 262.4 |
| 2024 | #762 | 369 | 227.8 |
| 2025 | #840 | 324 | 201.6 |
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Sloan on lists
Famous Sloans
- Sloan Patrick (b. 2008)
daughter of musician Richard Patrick of Filter
- Sloan Scott Quinn (b. 2016)
daughter of gymnast Alicia Sacramone and NFL player Brady Quinn
- Georgia Sloan Brown (b. 2009)
daughter of Zac & Shelly Brown
Sloan in pop culture
- Sloan Hagen
character in book/film "Beastly"
- Sloan Sabbith
character on TV's "The Newsroom"
- Sloan McQuewick
character on TV's "Entourage"
- Sloan Riley
character from "Grey's Anatomy"
- Sloan Hopkins
from the movie "Bamboozled"
- Sloan Parker
character on TV's "Prey"
Sloan in blog posts
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