Is Shiloh a boy or girl name?
Shiloh is used for both boys and girls in close to equal numbers in the US. In 2024, 1,216 girls and 1,032 boys were named Shiloh, so 54.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 63.1% of the 22,186 US babies named Shiloh were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #336
- Girl rank, 2024
- #260
- Babies named Shiloh since 1969
- 22,186
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 2,248 babies
Boys and girls named Shiloh, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7 | 5 | 41.7% |
| 1970s | 430 | 647 | 60.1% |
| 1980s | 376 | 650 | 63.4% |
| 1990s | 618 | 852 | 58% |
| 2000s | 988 | 2,081 | 67.8% |
| 2010s | 2,356 | 5,054 | 68.2% |
| 2020s | 3,408 | 4,714 | 58% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,032 | #336 | 1,216 | #260 |
| 2023 | 819 | #389 | 1,106 | #286 |
| 2022 | 630 | #485 | 935 | #344 |
| 2021 | 484 | #580 | 774 | #410 |
| 2020 | 443 | #615 | 683 | #453 |
| 2019 | 367 | #691 | 672 | #465 |
| 2018 | 344 | #706 | 557 | #560 |
| 2017 | 279 | #813 | 519 | #582 |
| 2016 | 259 | #868 | 498 | #605 |
| 2015 | 247 | #894 | 484 | #606 |
| 2014 | 196 | #1,034 | 482 | #604 |
| 2013 | 168 | #1,104 | 446 | #631 |
| 2012 | 170 | #1,101 | 450 | #636 |
| 2011 | 169 | #1,100 | 466 | #622 |
| 2010 | 157 | #1,171 | 480 | #616 |
| 2009 | 166 | #1,117 | 508 | #595 |
| 2008 | 163 | #1,128 | 474 | #651 |
| 2007 | 142 | #1,243 | 367 | #788 |
| 2006 | 103 | #1,489 | 183 | #1,292 |
| 2005 | 63 | #2,003 | 84 | #2,202 |
| 2004 | 68 | #1,829 | 103 | #1,853 |
| 2003 | 68 | #1,777 | 101 | #1,841 |
| 2002 | 65 | #1,788 | 89 | #1,983 |
| 2001 | 76 | #1,584 | 75 | #2,188 |
| 2000 | 74 | #1,604 | 97 | #1,800 |
| 1999 | 86 | #1,382 | 99 | #1,676 |
| 1998 | 75 | #1,486 | 103 | #1,595 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,362 | 106 | #1,529 |
| 1996 | 60 | #1,630 | 97 | #1,607 |
| 1995 | 54 | #1,679 | 83 | #1,760 |
| 1994 | 70 | #1,405 | 98 | #1,573 |
| 1993 | 56 | #1,615 | 64 | #2,121 |
| 1992 | 54 | #1,635 | 69 | #2,005 |
| 1991 | 44 | #1,820 | 63 | #2,130 |
| 1990 | 37 | #2,042 | 70 | #1,971 |
| 1989 | 38 | #1,950 | 68 | #1,922 |
| 1988 | 33 | #1,986 | 56 | #2,090 |
| 1987 | 38 | #1,755 | 47 | #2,306 |
| 1986 | 26 | #2,218 | 37 | #2,670 |
| 1985 | 46 | #1,479 | 52 | #2,074 |
| 1984 | 38 | #1,601 | 62 | #1,766 |
| 1983 | 28 | #1,950 | 67 | #1,663 |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,510 | 78 | #1,530 |
| 1981 | 31 | #1,856 | 93 | #1,351 |
| 1980 | 56 | #1,238 | 90 | #1,392 |
| 1979 | 48 | #1,352 | 102 | #1,258 |
| 1978 | 62 | #1,119 | 130 | #1,048 |
| 1977 | 53 | #1,219 | 65 | #1,635 |
| 1976 | 52 | #1,209 | 85 | #1,296 |
| 1975 | 64 | #1,041 | 49 | #1,871 |
| 1974 | 34 | #1,516 | 54 | #1,705 |
| 1973 | 33 | #1,504 | 50 | #1,765 |
| 1972 | 27 | #1,714 | 40 | #2,018 |
| 1971 | 29 | #1,665 | 40 | #2,099 |
| 1970 | 28 | #1,652 | 32 | #2,390 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,890 | 5 | #8,488 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Shiloh reached #336 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #260 in 2024. 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 Shiloh
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.