Shylo
The Story of Shylo
As a girl name
Shylo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1970, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2008, when 29 Shylos were born — ranking #5,013 that year. As of 2026, Shylo ranks #6,969 for girls with 16 births, rising sharply (+59% over the past five years). In total, more than 693 Shylos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Shylo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 28 Shylos were born — ranking #3,969 that year. As of 2026, Shylo ranks #3,969 for boys with 28 births, rising sharply (+217% over the past five years). In total, more than 250 Shylos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Shylo
Shylo is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1970 and has accumulated 693 births in the dataset. Shylo's peak popularity came in 2008 when it ranked #2,859. Use the chart and map above to compare Shylo'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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