Shiloh
Shiloh was the 281st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,098 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 260th with 1,222 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 324 places. More babies were named Shiloh in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Hebrew
Say it SHY-loh /ˈʃaɪloʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #281 girls, up 172 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,098girls
- Girls and boys
- 55% girls, 45% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20241,222 babies
- Total since 1880
- 24,531babies recorded
What does the name Shiloh mean?
Shiloh is a biblical place, the town where the Tabernacle stood (Joshua 18:1). The word also occurs in an obscure line of Jacob's blessing (Genesis 49:10), which has been read as a messianic title; modern translations such as the JPS render the line without a name. The meaning of the place name is not known. It is used today for both boys and girls.
שִׁילֹה (Biblical Hebrew, “Shiloh, a town in ancient Israel”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Place name of unknown meaning; 'tranquil' or 'peaceful' are popular glosses without firm support.
Other explanations you may read: means 'tranquil' or 'his gift'.
See also: Hebrew names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Shiloh', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, Joshua 18.1, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Hebrew Bible / Tanakh, Genesis 49.10, JPS translation with notes (via Sefaria), Sefaria
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'Shiloh', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
Shiloh popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #281 | #278 | 1,098 | 1,220 |
| 2020 | #453 | #615 | 683 | 444 |
| 2010 | #616 | #1,171 | 480 | 157 |
| 2000 | #1,800 | #1,604 | 97 | 74 |
| 1990 | #1,971 | #2,041 | 70 | 37 |
| 1980 | #1,392 | #1,237 | 90 | 56 |
| 1970 | #2,390 | #1,652 | 32 | 28 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Shiloh, counting every spelling?
Shiloh is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #287 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #281 for Shiloh on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,167 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shiloh | 1,098 | #281 | 5,141 |
| Shyloh | 26 | #5,081 | 163 |
| Shilo | 30 | #4,652 | 115 |
| Shylo | 13 | #8,285 | 68 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Shiloh?
1,098 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Shiloh (0.30 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Shiloh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Shiloh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Shiloh?
About 15,000 people born in the US named Shiloh are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 4 and 17. That makes Shiloh a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Shiloh by state
How common Shiloh was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (5.1×), Arkansas (2.3×), Oklahoma (2.2×), Tennessee (2.1×), Maryland (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in South Dakota, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Shiloh: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Shiloh, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Shiloh · Sibling names for Shiloh
Questions about the name Shiloh
What does Shiloh mean?
The origin of Shiloh is uncertain: Place name of unknown meaning; 'tranquil' or 'peaceful' are popular glosses without firm support.
How popular is the name Shiloh?
Shiloh was the 281st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,098 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 260th with 1,222 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 324 places. More babies were named Shiloh in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Shiloh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 55% girls, 45% boys given the name Shiloh in the US.
Where is Shiloh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Shiloh was most common in Hawaii (3.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Oklahoma.