Sloan
The Story of Sloan
As a girl name
Sloan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1953, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 530 Sloans were born — ranking #571 that year. As of 2026, Sloan ranks #768 for girls with 369 births, falling sharply (-19%). In total, more than 9K Sloans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sloan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1885, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 94 Sloans were born — ranking #1,721 that year. As of 2026, Sloan ranks #2,050 for boys with 75 births, gradually falling (-8%). In total, more than 3K Sloans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sloan
Sloan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1953 and has accumulated 9K births in the dataset. Sloan's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #571. Use the chart and map above to compare Sloan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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