From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Sluaghadháin, itself derived from the given name Sluaghadhán.
Usage languagesEnglishUS rank (2025)#141
Meaning and history
Sloane comes from an Irish surname, the Anglicized Ó Sluaghadháin, which itself derives from the given name Sluaghadhán.
Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 163 births, rank #1,390
2007: 217 births, rank #1,172
2008: 264 births, rank #1,002
2009: 310 births, rank #884
2010: 497 births, rank #592
20112011: 576 births, rank #510
2012: 640 births, rank #478
2013: 756 births, rank #405
2014: 882 births, rank #369
2015: 998 births, rank #327
20162016: 1,191 births, rank #266
2017: 1,407 births, rank #221
2018: 1,631 births, rank #181
2019: 1,547 births, rank #192
2020: 1,584 births, rank #181
20212021: 1,920 births, rank #144
2022: 2,056 births, rank #140
2023: 1,897 births, rank #151
2024: 1,941 births, rank #153
20252025: 2,077 births, rank #141
Sloane rose from #153 to #141 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 2,077.
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