unisex name
Shylo
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 962
Shylo is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 76% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 40 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1970.
Shylo 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 | 114 |
| 1980s | 101 |
| 1990s | 184 |
| 2000s | 158 |
| 2010s | 159 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 181 |
How popular is Shylo?
In 2025, Shylo was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Shylo 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 Shylo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shylo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shylo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shylo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shylo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shylo
How popular is the name Shylo?
In 2025, Shylo was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Shylo a girl's or a boy's name?
Shylo is used for both girls and boys. About 76% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Shylo most popular?
Shylo peaked in 2025, when 40 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shylo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shylo currently ranks #3,161 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.