Sloane

Sloane: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “raider”
Origin: Irish
Say it: SLOHN · 1 syllable
Used for: Girls (98% of all uses)

From an Anglicized Irish surname derived from Ó Sluaghadháin, related to 'sluagh' meaning 'raid' or 'expedition'. It entered given-name use through surname style.

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How popular is Sloane?

2024588 per million US babies

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Babies named Sloane in 20241,957

2024 rank#153 girls

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 188022,990

Sloane is rising: use over the last five years is 3.1× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Sloane

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Maeveshe who intoxicates · Irish
Kennedyhelmeted head · Irish
Delaneydescendant of the challenger · Irish
Reaganlittle king · Irish
Alannachild; or dear one · Irish
Teaganlittle poet · Irish
Murphysea warrior · Irish
Mckennason of Cionaodh · Irish

Sloane questions

What does the name Sloane mean?

Sloane means "raider". It comes from Irish. From an Anglicized Irish surname derived from Ó Sluaghadháin, related to 'sluagh' meaning 'raid' or 'expedition'. It entered given-name use through surname style.

Is Sloane a boy or girl name?

Sloane is mainly a girl's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sloane?

1,957 US babies were named Sloane in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Sloane?

Sloane is usually pronounced SLOHN.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.