Sloan

#838 for girls in 2025, 324 births · #2,258 for boys in 2025, 62 births
Given to girls 74.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2021 · 530 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
8,385
since 1953

Sloan over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #936, 1885girlsat peakboys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#838324#2,25862
2024#762369#2,07872
2023#689421#1,95479
2022#634465#1,87584
2021#572530#1,72194
2020#664433#2,02470
2019#622482#1,89978
2018#587520#1,76287
2017#609497#1,70792
2016#590517#1,95974
2015#701406#2,32856
2014#821337#1,95973
2013#866297#2,04466
2012#978257#1,92374
2011#896291#1,90573
2010#1,008249#1,94072
2009#1,538147#2,23159
2008#1,789122#2,37454
2007#1,838115#2,50450
2006#2,24885#2,65944
2005#2,90256#2,65341
2004#2,32674#2,31649
2003#2,20378#2,23848
2002#2,11380#2,37243
2001#2,15176#2,34642
2000#2,14175#2,17546
1999#1,99978#1,82454
1998#1,78987#2,31238
1997#2,59049#1,83651
1996#2,17762#1,76452
1995#2,39454#2,02641
1994#2,41253#1,79548
1993#2,32255#2,20935
1992#2,38654#2,21434
1991#2,66045#2,40629
1990#2,60045#2,37329
1989#2,81039#2,06834
1988#3,30629#2,09030
1987#3,74323#1,93832
1986#3,64523#2,09627
1985#5,07714#2,01928
1984#3,99019#2,23223
1983#5,14813#2,91215
1982#5,20913#2,59618
1981#5,57112#2,33821
1980—#2,16224
1979#8,0617#3,01814
1978#8,5626#2,79915
1977#9,6525#2,20221
1976#7,2967#4,0128
1975#5,51610#2,45017
1974#4,22714#1,58231
1973#2,91423#1,73626
1972#4,79311#2,32316
1971#3,37319#2,46415
1970#2,52229#1,65827
1969#4,19812#1,64225
1968#3,05718#2,57611
1967#3,84512#2,61110
1966#2,66821#2,04315
1965#2,53823#2,61710
1964#2,60023#2,54611
1963#2,36426#2,53911
1962#5,8606#4,0335
1961#6,5675—
1960—#3,0778
1959#5,0317#3,9885
1958#3,23214—
1957——
1956#5,3256—
1955#5,8285—
1954—#3,8275
1953#5,0406#2,7099
1952—#2,51410
1951—#3,3646
1950—#2,7708
1949——
1948—#3,0107
1947—#2,6719
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1943—#2,9647
1942—#3,5605
1941—#3,1336
1940—#2,6718
1939—#2,6098
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1935—#2,7198
1934—#3,2776
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1922—#3,8726
1921—#3,8696
1920—#2,60211
1919—#2,8779
1918—#2,69910
1917—#3,9815
1916—#3,8975
1915—#2,07013
1914—#2,2719
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1911—#1,5376
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First appearance
1953

The first year at least five girls were named Sloan! It came in at #5,040, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1954–1955, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Sloan is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedNHWashington: #592 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,648 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #466 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,969 girlsMNIllinois: #508 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,322 girlsILWisconsin: #396 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsWIMichigan: #442 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,893 girlsMINew York: #1,077 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,122 girlsNYMassachusetts: #841 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,772 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedRIOregon: #384 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,454 girlsORNevada: #429 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,625 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #577 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,547 girlsINOhio: #809 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,355 girlsOHPennsylvania: #645 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,022 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedNJConnecticut: #518 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,250 girlsCTCalifornia: #664 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 3,484 girlsCAUtah: #290 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,151 girlsUTColorado: #306 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #672 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,060 girlsMOKentucky: #722 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,380 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #759 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,793 girlsVAMaryland: #648 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,789 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedDEArizona: #573 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,515 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedNMKansas: #357 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,272 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedARTennessee: #731 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,374 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #679 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,356 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #480 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #705 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,118 girlsALGeorgia: #1,044 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,561 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sloan, so not publishedHITexas: #629 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 3,121 girlsTXFlorida: #1,057 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 6,189 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#290 · 1 in 1,151
  2. Colorado#306 · 1 in 1,267
  3. Kansas#357 · 1 in 1,272
  4. Oregon#384 · 1 in 1,454
  5. Wisconsin#396 · 1 in 1,598

Best ever in a state: #135 in Montana, 2018.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#290141 in 1,151
Colorado#306171 in 1,267
Kansas#35791 in 1,272
Oregon#38491 in 1,454
Wisconsin#396131 in 1,598
Nevada#42961 in 1,625
Michigan#442201 in 1,893
Minnesota#466111 in 1,969
Oklahoma#48081 in 1,847
Illinois#508211 in 2,322
Connecticut#51851 in 2,250
Arizona#573111 in 2,515
Indiana#577111 in 2,547
Washington#592111 in 2,648
Texas#629491 in 3,121
Pennsylvania#645161 in 3,022
Maryland#64881 in 2,789
California#664501 in 3,484
Missouri#67281 in 3,060
North Carolina#679131 in 3,356
Alabama#70561 in 3,118
Kentucky#72251 in 3,380
Tennessee#73191 in 3,374
Virginia#75991 in 3,793
Ohio#809111 in 4,355
Massachusetts#84151 in 4,772
Georgia#1,04481 in 5,561
Florida#1,057131 in 6,189
New York#1,077131 in 6,122
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sloan
Momentum · girls
Falling
  • 76 spots since 2024 (#762 → #838)
  • 174 spots since 2020 (#664 → #838)
  • 137 spots since 2015 (#701 → #838)
  • Biggest jump: 120 spots in 2015 (#821 → #701)
  • Biggest drop: 82 spots in 2012 (#896 → #978)
Rise & fade · girls
68 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1953
  • Peaked 2021 at #572 (530 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 15 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 3,096
  • Highest: 1 in 3,096 girls born in 2021 were named Sloan (0.03%)
  • Latest: 1 in 4,961 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 46.0% of all girls named Sloan (3,853) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1998
  • Mostly boys until 1997, mostly girls since
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Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1950s38#3,232 (1958)#4,891
1960s146#2,364 (1963)#3,744
1970s131#2,522 (1970)#5,692
1980s185#2,810 (1989)#4,278
1990s582#1,789 (1998)#2,333
2000s908#1,538 (2009)#2,125
2010s3,853#587 (2018)#768
2020s2,542#572 (2021)#693

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sloan in 2020

girls
#664
433 births · 1 in 3,733 girls
boys
#2,024
70 births · 1 in 24,658 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #664Sloan433

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #2,024Sloan70
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 3,733 of them was named Sloan, which outranked 96.2% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sloan
  1. #661Mina435
  2. #662Chaya434
  3. #662Zaylee434
  4. #664Sloan433
  5. #664Ashlynn433
  6. #666Liv432
  7. #667Malaya429
  8. #667Romina429

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 24,658 of them was named Sloan, which outranked 85.6% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sloan
  1. #1,996Yohan71
  2. #1,996Zade71
  3. #1,996Zyion71
  4. #2,024Sloan70
  5. #2,024Abbas70
  6. #2,024Alexandro70
  7. #2,024Angus70
  8. #2,046Aleister69
  9. #2,046Austyn69
  10. #2,046Ayven69

Tied with 21 names at #2,024; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2020 →