Updated February 1, 2024 Share: Table of contents Boy name origins & meanings Gaelic : Warrior Boy name variations Sloane Sloane + 7% this year Neutral Common Find out more Slone Slone - 17% this year Masculine Rare Find out more How Popular Is The Name Sloan Family name origins & meanings Irish : reduced Anglicized form of Ó Sluaghadháin ‘descendant of Sluaghadhán’, a diminutive the Gaelic personal name Sluaghadh (see Slowey). Appears on 100 Boy Names That Mean Warrior (With Their Origins)