Is Shilo a boy or girl name?

Shilo is a unisex name. Of the 3,123 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.3% were girls and 40.7% were boys. It changed hands in 2019, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Shilo

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Shilo was most popular in 2025, when 172 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,440 that year. In 2025 it ranked #2,440, with 172 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,123 people named Shilo.

Shilo over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shilo’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shilo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shilo is a unisex name — 59.3% of the 3,123 Americans given it were girls and 40.7% were boys. It changed hands: since 2019 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 30% girls and 70% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Shilo

Where Shilo is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org