Is Shylo a boy or girl name?

Shylo is a unisex name. Of the 897 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 75.1% were girls and 24.9% were boys. It changed hands in 2022, and has gone mainly to boys since.

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Shylo

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Shylo was most popular in 2025, when 40 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,507 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 897 people named Shylo.

Shylo over time

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

Is Shylo a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shylo is a unisex name — 75.1% of the 897 Americans given it were girls and 24.9% were boys. It changed hands: since 2022 it has gone mainly to boys, having gone mainly to girls before that. In births since 2016 it is 50% girls and 50% 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.

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