unisex name
Sloan
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 1
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 13,748
the United States
#839
2025 births
Sloan is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 68% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 386 babies in the United States, ranking #839. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2021, when 624 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 8,589 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Sloan started out as a boys' name and is now given almost entirely to girls.
- First appears in US birth records in 1885.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sloan over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 |
| 1910s | 62 |
| 1920s | 58 |
| 1930s | 32 |
| 1940s | 42 |
| 1950s | 81 |
| 1960s | 252 |
| 1970s | 321 |
| 1980s | 437 |
| 1990s | 993 |
| 2000s | 1,384 |
| 2010s | 4,598 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,003 |
How popular is Sloan?
In 2025, Sloan was given to 386 babies in the United States, ranking #839 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Sloan is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sloan
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sloan also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sloan over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sloan
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sloan — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sloan
How popular is the name Sloan?
In 2025, Sloan was given to 386 babies in the United States, ranking #839 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Sloan a girl's or a boy's name?
Sloan is used for both girls and boys. About 68% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Sloan?
Sloan has 1 syllable.
When was Sloan most popular?
Sloan peaked in 2021, when 624 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sloan a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sloan currently ranks #839 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Sloan originally a boys' or girls' name?
Sloan was given mostly to boys in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to girls.