Girls' name · since 2009
Sloka
Sloka has 247 recorded births since 2009 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,761 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 247
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sloka currently ranks #12761 among girls' names in America, with 247 babies recorded since 2009.
Social Security Administration records show Sloka recorded 247 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #12761 nationally today, ahead of 26% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #17,726 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,761 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 247 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sloka ranks #17,726 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,761 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 247 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #17,726 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,761 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 247
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sloka's 247 recorded births place it above 75.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sloka compares
247 41st percentile among 17,297 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
Sloka's all-time total is 34% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sloka | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 247 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 25 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sloka's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sloka's full recorded timeline at 2017, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2023, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sloka popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Sloka by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 72% of the file).
2010s was Sloka's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Sloka births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s 57
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (72% of all-time use).
Sloka by state
Where Sloka concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 247 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sloka's data
- Sloka's decade-level peak was the 2010s (178 total births); usage has since declined to 57 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Slokas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sloka: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Sloka 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 August 2026.