Shiloh
Shiloh, Shylo or Shilo is a unisex given name.
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Shiloh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Shiloh, Shylo or Shilo is a unisex given name.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
The Story of Shiloh
As a girl name
Shiloh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1969, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 1,333 births, good for #235 nationwide. About 44% of every Shiloh on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shiloh ranks #235 for girls with 1,333 births, rising sharply (+83% over the past five years). All told, over 17K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Shiloh on the record books as a boy name in 1969, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,118 Shilohs were born — ranking #301 that year. About 54% of every Shiloh on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Shiloh ranks #301 for boys with 1,118 births, rising sharply (+142% over the past five years). All told, over 10K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Shiloh
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Shiloh Fernandez (born 1985), American actor
- Shiloh Hoganson (born 1993), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Shiloh Keo (born 1987), American football player
- Shlomit Malka (born 1993), Israeli fashion model sometimes called Shiloh Malka
- Shilo Sanders (born 2000), American football player
- Shiloh Strong (born 1978), American actor, screenwriter, photographer and film director
- Shilow Tracey (born 1998), English footballer, currently at Crewe Alexandra
- Shiloh Walker (born 1976), American author of erotic romance novels and novellas
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Names that sound like Shiloh
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About the name Shiloh
Shiloh is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1969 and has accumulated 17K births in the dataset. Shiloh's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #235. Use the chart and map above to compare Shiloh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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