Shilo Boy & girl
How popular is Shilo?
#1,341 boy name in 2025
142 baby boys were named Shilo in the US in 2025, making it the 1341st most popular boy name. Another 30 girls got the name (#4,545 for girls).
Shilo popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,341 for boys (▲ 320 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 142 boys, 30 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+992% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,320 in 2015, #4,271 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (142 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,341 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1970 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 70% boys, 30% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Shilo counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Shilo family of names ranked #1,078 for boys in 2025 (#1,278 the year before), with 169 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Shilo | 142 | 84% |
| Shylo | 27 | 16% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Shilo is most popular
Babies named Shilo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (37 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.1 per 1,000 (15 boys)
- Maryland: 0.1 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (12 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (41 boys)
Shilo by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232 | #1,510 |
| 1980s | 163 | #2,337 |
| 1990s | 173 | #2,680 |
| 2000s | 130 | #4,383 |
| 2010s | 145 | #4,516 |
| 2020s | 427 | #1,341 |
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Questions
- Is Shilo a boy or girl name?
- Shilo is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 70% of babies named Shilo were boys and 30% were girls.
- How popular is the name Shilo?
- 142 baby boys were named Shilo in the US in 2025, making it the 1341st most popular boy name. Another 30 girls got the name (#4,545 for girls).
- When was Shilo most popular?
- Shilo peaked in 2025, when 142 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,341 in 2025.
- How many people are named Shilo?
- 3,123 babies have been named Shilo in the US since 1880. We estimate about 3,035 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
- Where is Shilo most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Shilo was most common in Florida, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.