Is Sloan a boy or girl name?
Sloan is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 369 girls and 72 boys were named Sloan, so 83.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 74.1% of the 10,881 US babies named Sloan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,087
- Girl rank, 2024
- #762
- Babies named Sloan since 1885
- 10,881
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 624 babies
Boys and girls named Sloan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 62 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 58 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 42 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 43 | 38 | 46.9% |
| 1960s | 106 | 146 | 57.9% |
| 1970s | 190 | 131 | 40.8% |
| 1980s | 252 | 185 | 42.3% |
| 1990s | 411 | 582 | 58.6% |
| 2000s | 476 | 908 | 65.6% |
| 2010s | 745 | 3,853 | 83.8% |
| 2020s | 398 | 2,218 | 84.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 72 | #2,087 | 369 | #762 |
| 2023 | 79 | #1,963 | 421 | #689 |
| 2022 | 84 | #1,888 | 465 | #634 |
| 2021 | 94 | #1,739 | 530 | #572 |
| 2020 | 69 | #2,063 | 433 | #664 |
| 2019 | 78 | #1,912 | 482 | #623 |
| 2018 | 87 | #1,776 | 520 | #587 |
| 2017 | 92 | #1,714 | 497 | #610 |
| 2016 | 74 | #1,969 | 517 | #591 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,351 | 406 | #702 |
| 2014 | 73 | #1,977 | 337 | #822 |
| 2013 | 66 | #2,061 | 297 | #871 |
| 2012 | 74 | #1,936 | 257 | #984 |
| 2011 | 73 | #1,921 | 291 | #897 |
| 2010 | 72 | #1,952 | 249 | #1,011 |
| 2009 | 59 | #2,248 | 147 | #1,543 |
| 2008 | 54 | #2,402 | 122 | #1,799 |
| 2007 | 50 | #2,529 | 115 | #1,846 |
| 2006 | 44 | #2,691 | 85 | #2,264 |
| 2005 | 41 | #2,694 | 56 | #2,929 |
| 2004 | 49 | #2,335 | 74 | #2,341 |
| 2003 | 48 | #2,260 | 78 | #2,224 |
| 2002 | 43 | #2,399 | 80 | #2,123 |
| 2001 | 42 | #2,378 | 76 | #2,170 |
| 2000 | 46 | #2,191 | 75 | #2,155 |
| 1999 | 54 | #1,850 | 78 | #2,015 |
| 1998 | 38 | #2,342 | 87 | #1,799 |
| 1997 | 51 | #1,853 | 49 | #2,618 |
| 1996 | 52 | #1,783 | 62 | #2,205 |
| 1995 | 41 | #2,051 | 54 | #2,418 |
| 1994 | 48 | #1,819 | 53 | #2,429 |
| 1993 | 35 | #2,252 | 55 | #2,346 |
| 1992 | 34 | #2,248 | 54 | #2,427 |
| 1991 | 29 | #2,459 | 45 | #2,696 |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,426 | 45 | #2,635 |
| 1989 | 34 | #2,101 | 39 | #2,868 |
| 1988 | 30 | #2,133 | 29 | #3,385 |
| 1987 | 32 | #1,971 | 23 | #3,844 |
| 1986 | 27 | #2,149 | 23 | #3,746 |
| 1985 | 28 | #2,065 | 14 | #5,312 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,280 | 19 | #4,148 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,052 | 13 | #5,411 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,694 | 13 | #5,493 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,408 | 12 | #5,845 |
| 1980 | 24 | #2,208 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,147 | 7 | #8,878 |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,908 | 6 | #9,564 |
| 1977 | 21 | #2,260 | 5 | #11,051 |
| 1976 | 8 | #4,367 | 7 | #8,001 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,525 | 10 | #5,919 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,614 | 14 | #4,420 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,772 | 23 | #3,001 |
| 1972 | 16 | #2,411 | 11 | #5,058 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,538 | 19 | #3,482 |
| 1970 | 27 | #1,694 | 29 | #2,566 |
| 1969 | 25 | #1,673 | 12 | #4,388 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,710 | 18 | #3,144 |
| 1967 | 10 | #2,744 | 12 | #4,018 |
| 1966 | 15 | #2,122 | 21 | #2,737 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,757 | 23 | #2,599 |
| 1964 | 11 | #2,644 | 23 | #2,662 |
| 1963 | 11 | #2,652 | 26 | #2,417 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,546 | 6 | #6,470 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,401 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,304 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,499 | 7 | #5,495 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,361 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,872 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,601 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,300 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,880 | 6 | #5,590 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,656 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,664 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 8 | #2,992 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,283 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 9 | #2,840 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 7 | #3,200 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,980 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,451 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 8 | #2,835 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,798 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 5 | #3,988 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,917 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,625 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,475 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,127 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,694 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,864 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,428 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 6 | #4,251 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 6 | #4,263 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 11 | #2,740 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 9 | #3,091 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 10 | #2,855 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,497 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,439 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 13 | #2,163 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,430 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 5 | #2,861 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,713 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,082 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sloan reached #1,082 in 1885. As a girl name, it reached #572 in 2021. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sloan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.