Gender
Origin
- Celtic/Gaelic
- fighter
- Scottish
- Warrior, fighter; surname
Syllables
1
Pronunciation
s-loan
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #1721, 94 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2258, 62 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #571, 530 births); most recent 2025 (rank #838, 324 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | 324 |
| 2024 | 72 | 369 |
| 2023 | 79 | 421 |
| 2022 | 84 | 465 |
| 2021 | 94 | 530 |
| 2020 | 69 | 433 |
| 2019 | 78 | 482 |
| 2018 | 87 | 520 |
| 2017 | 92 | 497 |
| 2016 | 74 | 517 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2024 (rank #3684, 5 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4209, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5579, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | – |
| 2024 | 5 | – |
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | 4 | – |
| 2021 | – | 3 |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #603, 80 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1236, 27 births)
- Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #5331, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27 | – |
| 2022 | 29 | – |
| 2021 | 23 | 3 |
| 2020 | 29 | – |
| 2019 | 30 | – |
| 2018 | 57 | – |
| 2017 | 53 | – |
| 2016 | 65 | – |
| 2015 | 54 | – |
| 2014 | 57 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #533, 5 births); most recent 2024 (rank #727, 3 births)
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #586, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #179, 18 births); most recent 2023 (rank #590, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | 9 |
| 2021 | – | 17 |
| 2020 | – | 18 |
| 2019 | – | 14 |
| 2018 | – | 16 |
| 2017 | – | 14 |
| 2016 | – | 11 |
| 2015 | – | 6 |
| 2014 | – | 6 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence