Shiloh
Pronounced SH AY1 L OW0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2024
- 56 years in use
- Biblical
- 1 spelling
How popular is Shiloh?
Shiloh is a name given to both boys and girls, and first appears in 1969. It has been given to 25,136 children — the 1,069th most common girls' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 81% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,242 children were given it.
Shilo is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Roughly 37% of children named Shiloh are boys, so the split is a real one rather than a rounding error.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Shiloh and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Shilo
Characteristics
- Biblical (Place)
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- SH AY1 L OW0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Shiloh
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Shiloh
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Shiloh?
- Shiloh ranks 1,069th among girls' names in US records, with 25,136 births since 1969. Over the past decade it accounts for 7,641.
- Is Shiloh a unisex name?
- Yes. About 37% of children given the name are boys, which is a genuine split rather than a rounding error.
- When was Shiloh most popular?
- 2024, when 1,242 children were given the name. It has been in use for 56 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Shiloh spelled?
- Shilo. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.