unisex name
Shilo
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,338
Shilo is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 59% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 172 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 172 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 19,275 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Shilo 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 | 818 |
| 1980s | 548 |
| 1990s | 465 |
| 2000s | 352 |
| 2010s | 378 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 562 |
How popular is Shilo?
In 2025, Shilo was given to 172 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shilo 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 Shilo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shilo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shilo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shilo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shilo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shilo
How popular is the name Shilo?
In 2025, Shilo was given to 172 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shilo a girl's or a boy's name?
Shilo is used for both girls and boys. About 59% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Shilo most popular?
Shilo peaked in 2025, when 172 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shilo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shilo currently ranks #1,343 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.