Is Shilo a boy or girl name?
Shilo is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 26 girls and 101 boys were named Shilo, so 20.5% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 61.8% of the 2,950 US babies named Shilo were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,669
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,114
- Babies named Shilo since 1970
- 2,950
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 127 babies
Boys and girls named Shilo, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 232 | 586 | 71.6% |
| 1980s | 163 | 385 | 70.3% |
| 1990s | 173 | 292 | 62.8% |
| 2000s | 130 | 222 | 63.1% |
| 2010s | 145 | 233 | 61.6% |
| 2020s | 285 | 104 | 26.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 101 | #1,669 | 26 | #5,114 |
| 2023 | 92 | #1,771 | 18 | #6,628 |
| 2022 | 42 | #2,992 | 22 | #5,775 |
| 2021 | 27 | #3,983 | 18 | #6,646 |
| 2020 | 23 | #4,398 | 20 | #6,051 |
| 2019 | 16 | #5,756 | 13 | #8,536 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,738 | 26 | #5,127 |
| 2017 | 15 | #6,026 | 14 | #8,231 |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,755 | 20 | #6,372 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,618 | 20 | #6,427 |
| 2014 | 20 | #4,838 | 19 | #6,670 |
| 2013 | 8 | #9,522 | 18 | #6,991 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,569 | 27 | #5,232 |
| 2011 | 12 | #6,938 | 32 | #4,553 |
| 2010 | 21 | #4,654 | 44 | #3,612 |
| 2009 | 19 | #5,072 | 28 | #5,210 |
| 2008 | 20 | #4,869 | 33 | #4,635 |
| 2007 | 14 | #6,210 | 33 | #4,553 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,906 | 24 | #5,684 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,964 | 22 | #5,761 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,796 | 12 | #9,187 |
| 2003 | 16 | #5,007 | 17 | #6,846 |
| 2002 | 6 | #10,465 | 19 | #6,096 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5,958 | 18 | #6,275 |
| 2000 | 17 | #4,535 | 16 | #6,760 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,272 | 29 | #4,063 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,440 | 28 | #4,129 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,332 | 29 | #3,880 |
| 1996 | 17 | #3,991 | 27 | #4,034 |
| 1995 | 27 | #2,752 | 23 | #4,492 |
| 1994 | 23 | #3,093 | 33 | #3,433 |
| 1993 | 16 | #3,986 | 34 | #3,343 |
| 1992 | 16 | #3,893 | 33 | #3,402 |
| 1991 | 21 | #3,094 | 27 | #3,928 |
| 1990 | 10 | #5,317 | 29 | #3,702 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,595 | 28 | #3,659 |
| 1988 | 14 | #3,677 | 28 | #3,468 |
| 1987 | 19 | #2,819 | 26 | #3,509 |
| 1986 | 16 | #3,109 | 33 | #2,896 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,365 | 27 | #3,319 |
| 1984 | 12 | #3,654 | 33 | #2,775 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,389 | 44 | #2,233 |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,691 | 46 | #2,215 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,404 | 49 | #2,111 |
| 1980 | 20 | #2,521 | 71 | #1,640 |
| 1979 | 39 | #1,528 | 74 | #1,567 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,120 | 89 | #1,345 |
| 1977 | 20 | #2,343 | 65 | #1,634 |
| 1976 | 28 | #1,817 | 61 | #1,634 |
| 1975 | 29 | #1,750 | 70 | #1,474 |
| 1974 | 31 | #1,613 | 69 | #1,460 |
| 1973 | 23 | #1,922 | 53 | #1,706 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,146 | 35 | #2,213 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,118 | 32 | #2,417 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,486 | 38 | #2,152 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shilo reached #1,528 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,345 in 1978. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Shilo
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.