Total births
24,670
Girls' name · since 1958
Sloane
Sloane has 24,670 recorded births since 1958 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #153
- among girls today
- 24,670
- born since 1958
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 99.1%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Sloane is the #153 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 24,670 recorded since 1958.
Sloane has 24,670 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #153 as of the latest data, more common than 99.1% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #153 among girls today
- 24,670 born since 1958
- 2020s peak decade
- 99.1% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sloane is currently the #153 girls' name in America, more common than 99.1% of girls - 24,670 born since 1958, peaking in the 2020s.
- #153
- among girls today
- 24,670
- born since 1958
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 99.1%
- more common than other girls
Sloane vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#153
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 99.1% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
47% of everyone ever named Sloane was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
2,077 babies were named Sloane in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Sloane compares
24,670 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sloane's all-time total is 65x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sloane | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 24,670 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,077 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sloane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sloane's full recorded timeline at 1993, 96% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 4% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1958, with just 7 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 2,077 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sloane at a glance
Top 1,000 girls' namePeak year
2025
Current rank
#153
Active since
1958
Sloane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 2,077
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Sloane popularity over time - boys
416 total births recorded since 1968 (Sloane as boys' name)
Sloane by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sloane's strongest decade.
11,475 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Sloane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 7
1950s
7 births
- 1960s 175
1960s
175 births
- 1970s 193
1970s
193 births
- 1980s 305
1980s
305 births
- 1990s 785
1990s
785 births
- 2000s 1,605
2000s
1,605 births
- 2010s
2010s
10,125 births
- 2020s
2020s
11,475 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11,475 births (47% of all-time use).
How Sloane compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sloane's total volume
Sloane vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Sloane by state
Where Sloane concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,503 | 10.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,167 | 8.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,374 | 5.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,225 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,060 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 983 | 4.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 933 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 807 | 3.3% |
California share of Sloane's total US births 10.1%
Even split
2,503 of 24,670 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Sloane appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sloane? ▼
Since 1958, Social Security records show 24,670 babies named Sloane. Today it holds rank #153 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2025, with 2,077 births.
When was Sloane most popular? ▼
Sloane was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11,475 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Sloane most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Sloane are California (2,503 births), Texas (2,167 births), New York (1,374 births).
How long has the name Sloane been used? ▼
Records for Sloane go back to 1958, giving 68 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sloane? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sloan, Sloka, Slone. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Sloane's data
- California records the most Sloanes (2,503 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sloane: #153 Girls' Name - 24,670 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sloane. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sloane draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.