girl's name
Shilah
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 940
Shilah is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 64 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 165,782 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1974.
Shilah over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 48 |
| 1980s | 109 |
| 1990s | 161 |
| 2000s | 306 |
| 2010s | 212 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 81 |
How popular is Shilah?
In 2025, Shilah was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Shilah is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Shilah
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shilah also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shilah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shilah
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shilah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shilah
How popular is the name Shilah?
In 2025, Shilah was given to 20 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Shilah a girl's or a boy's name?
Shilah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Shilah most popular?
Shilah peaked in 2007, when 64 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Shilah a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shilah currently ranks #6,085 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.