Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Sloan

Meaning A unisex given name Gender Unisex · 74% girls Rank 2025 #840 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

A unisex given name. A female given name.

Rank 2025
#840
among girls · ↓74 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
386
named Sloan · -12% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,961
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
624 babies
All-time total
11,268
#1,863 all-time among girls
First recorded
1885
in Social Security records

Sloan popularity over time

11,268 babies have been named Sloan since 1885, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 5 5 1 – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 62 62 6 – –
1920s – 58 58 6 -6% –
1930s – 32 32 3 -45% –
1940s – 42 42 4 +31% –
1950s 38 43 81 8 +93% #3,361
1960s 146 106 252 25 +211% #2,416
1970s 131 190 321 32 +27% #2,566
1980s 185 252 437 44 +36% #2,868
1990s 582 411 993 99 +127% #1,799
2000s 908 476 1,384 138 +39% #1,543
2010s 3,853 745 4,598 460 +232% #587
2020s (to 2025) 2,542 461 3,003 501 +9% #572

Where Sloan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 310 0.19 outside top 500
2027 299 0.19 outside top 500
2028 290 0.18 outside top 500
2029 282 0.18 outside top 500
2030 276 0.17 outside top 500

Where Sloan is most popular

Girls named Sloan per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.260 per 1,000. Strongest in Colorado, Iowa, and Kansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sloan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Colorado 101 0.905 +248%
Iowa 46 0.787 +203%
Kansas 44 0.763 +193%
Oregon 43 0.660 +154%
Utah 53 0.637 +145%
Minnesota 59 0.547 +110%
Nebraska 18 0.501 +93%
Michigan 88 0.483 +86%
Missouri 57 0.473 +82%
Indiana 62 0.442 +70%
Oklahoma 30 0.408 +57%
Arkansas 21 0.397 +53%
Ohio 88 0.371 +43%
Arizona 51 0.363 +40%
Illinois 82 0.358 +38%
South Dakota 5 0.350 +35%
Nevada 16 0.344 +33%
Pennsylvania 81 0.343 +32%
Washington 47 0.325 +25%
South Carolina 27 0.300 +16%
Virginia 51 0.299 +15%
Idaho 10 0.299 +15%
Tennessee 45 0.284 +9%
North Carolina 64 0.281 +8%
Texas 215 0.267 ≈ national
Kentucky 21 0.246 -6%
Georgia 54 0.238 -9%
Massachusetts 28 0.232 -11%
Louisiana 18 0.206 -21%
California 172 0.205 -21%
Alabama 18 0.192 -26%
Florida 73 0.171 -34%
New York 67 0.169 -35%
New Jersey 30 0.166 -36%
Wisconsin 14 0.136 -48%
Maryland 12 0.113 -56%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -67%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sloan

Sloan is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #840 in 2025 with 324 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1885, 11,268 American babies have been named Sloan, about 74% girls and 26% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 624 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sloan stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sloan?

The median living Sloan is about 10 years old; half are between 5 and 19. An estimated 11 thousand people named Sloan are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sloan year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 324 #840 62 #2,282
2024 369 #766 72 #2,094
2023 421 #689 79 #1,964
2022 465 #634 84 #1,890
2021 530 #572 94 #1,739
2020 433 #665 70 #2,045
2019 482 #623 78 #1,912
2018 520 #587 87 #1,776
2017 497 #610 92 #1,714
2016 517 #591 74 #1,969
2015 406 #702 56 #2,351
2014 337 #822 73 #1,977
2013 297 #871 66 #2,063
2012 257 #984 74 #1,936
2011 291 #897 73 #1,921
2010 249 #1,011 72 #1,952
2009 147 #1,543 59 #2,248
2008 122 #1,799 54 #2,402
2007 115 #1,846 50 #2,529
2006 85 #2,264 44 #2,691
2005 56 #2,930 41 #2,694
2004 74 #2,341 49 #2,335
2003 78 #2,224 48 #2,260
2002 80 #2,123 43 #2,399
2001 76 #2,170 42 #2,378
2000 75 #2,155 46 #2,191
1995 54 #2,418 41 #2,051
1990 45 #2,635 29 #2,426
1985 14 #5,312 28 #2,065
1980 – – 24 #2,208
1975 10 #5,919 17 #2,524
1970 29 #2,566 27 #1,693
1965 23 #2,598 10 #2,757
1960 – – 8 #3,305
1955 5 #6,601 – –
1950 – – 8 #2,992
1945 – – – –
1940 – – 8 #2,835
1935 – – 8 #2,917
1930 – – 5 #4,475
1925 – – 7 #3,694
1920 – – 11 #2,740
1915 – – 13 #2,163
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 5 #1,082
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sloan, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sloan?

The median living Sloan is about 10 years old. Half of all living Sloans are between 5 and 19 years old.

How many people named Sloan are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Sloan are alive in the United States, based on 11,268 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sloan mean?

A unisex given name. A female given name.

How popular is the name Sloan in 2025?

Sloan ranked #840 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 324 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sloan?

11,268 babies have been named Sloan in the United States since 1885, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sloan most popular?

Sloan peaked in 2021, when 624 newborns received the name.

Is Sloan a boy or girl name?

Sloan is used for both: about 74% of babies named Sloan have been girls and 26% boys.

Is the name Sloan rising or falling?

Sloan is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sloan become more popular?

Sloan is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 276 girls named Sloan in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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