Sloane
Girl name · #141 in 2025 · Uniqueness 36/100
Sloane is currently the #141 girl name in the United States — 2,077 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #327, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Put differently, about 1 of every 867 American girls born in 2025 carries the name.
The 67-year story
Sloane first appears in the Social Security records in 1958, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 2,077 babies and a rank of #141. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sloane per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sloane in class?
Sloane scores 36 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sloane is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sloane is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Sloanes were CA (183), TX (178), NY (120), PA (104), IL (95). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Sloane
Statistically, parents drawn to Sloane tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Celine, Vivienne, Stevie, Charlie, and Sylvie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sloane | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,077 | #141 |
| 2024 | 1,941 | #153 |
| 2023 | 1,897 | #151 |
| 2022 | 2,056 | #140 |
| 2021 | 1,920 | #144 |
| 2020 | 1,584 | #181 |
| 2019 | 1,547 | #192 |
| 2018 | 1,631 | #181 |
| 2017 | 1,407 | #221 |
| 2016 | 1,191 | #266 |
| 2015 | 998 | #327 |
| 2014 | 882 | #369 |
| 2013 | 756 | #405 |
| 2012 | 640 | #478 |
| 2011 | 576 | #510 |
| 2010 | 497 | #592 |
| 2009 | 310 | #884 |
| 2008 | 264 | #1002 |
| 2007 | 217 | #1172 |
| 2006 | 163 | #1390 |
| 2005 | 120 | #1657 |
| 2004 | 148 | #1404 |
| 2003 | 93 | #1947 |
| 2002 | 102 | #1771 |
| 2001 | 104 | #1726 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sloane a popular girl name?
Sloane ranked #141 among girls in 2025 with 2,077 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #327.
When was the name Sloane most popular?
Sloane peaked in 2025, when 2,077 American girls received the name (ranked #141 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sloane?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 867 newborn American girls was named Sloane. It scores 36/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.