Sloan

Meaning: Descendant of Sluaghadhán
Origin: Variant of Sloane · The Irish name Sluaghadhán means expedition or raid (from English surname, alternative spelling of Sloane)

Boy's name · #2282 in the US (2025) · Vintage

16% boys · 84% girls — About 84% of babies named Sloan in recent years have been girls. Sloan →

Popularity over time

Sloan belongs to an older America first — it reached #1082 back in 1885 — yet it still appears in today's records at #2282. About 2,900 boys have carried it since 1885.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Sloan ranks in other countries and regions.

#1,409 in France (2025) · #1,803 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sloans

Sloan Privat — French association football player
Sloan Wilson — American writer (1920–2003)
Sloan Doak — American equestrian (1886–1965)
Sloan Farrington — Bahamian sailor
Sloan D. Gibson — American government official

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 43,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Alfred P. Sloan — American businessman (1875–1966)
Jerry Sloan — American basketball player and coach (1942–2020)
John Sloan — American painter (1871–1951)

In stories & tradition

Sloan^it — The Inheritance Cycle (novel series)

What Sloans become

Among 25 notable people named Sloan:

Similar names: Angus · Shlomo · Price · Nolen · Orin · Ellison

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