Given name & surname
Sloane
“a strong protector; a woman warrior”
Sloane is used as a given name and a surname. One Irish interpretation is “a strong protector; a woman warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “a strong protector; a woman warrior.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sloane through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 25,086
- 416 boys · 24,670 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 2,089 babies
- 2025
- 2,089
- #141 for girls · #7,128 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +34%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 1% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,077 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 141 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 12 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (183). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 13,114 as a first name in 2020; 3,458 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sloane’s family of names
Sloane has a related form in Sloan. Sloane has a related form in Sloan. Sloane has a related form in Slone.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sloane
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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