Sloane

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A few things about Sloane you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Sloane

Sloane Stephens

US American tennis player

Choose Sloane and your child shares a first name with Sloane Stephens, an US American tennis player. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Sloane, like who?” Sloane Stephens's Wikipedia article is available in 49 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 774 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Sloane, 2,077 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Sloane would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySloane first shows up in US birth records in 1958, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 67 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 2022, when it reached #140.
• 📈Then vs nowSloane is 28× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 21,598 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 774.
• 🚀TrendSloane has climbed 40 places in the US rankings over the last five years and now sits at #141. Fast risers like this often keep climbing, so expect to hear it more.
• 📍Where it's lovedSloane is most popular in Maine, where it ranks #57, followed by Colorado (#58) and Utah (#77). It makes the top 1,000 in almost every state.
• 💬MeaningIn Irish, Sloane means “raider”. Our records link it to English and Irish roots.

About the name Sloane

Sloane is a girl name of English and Irish origin meaning “raider”. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, starting with S and ending in “-ane”. US birth records list Sloane for girls from 1958 to 2025, in 66 of those 68 years. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked #140 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #141, with 2,077 babies.

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