Shilo
Girl name · #4575 in 2025 · Very rare
Shilo ranks #4575 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 30 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #6236, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 60,000 girls born in 2025 was named Shilo.
Babies named Shilo per year. Source: SSA.
The 55-year story
Shilo first appears in the Social Security records in 1970, when 38 girls received the name. Its peak came in 1978, when 89 girls were named Shilo — good for #1341 that year. Today's parents encounter it as a name from their grandparents’ generation, which is precisely the vintage window from which names get revived. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Shilo in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Shilo is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Shilo will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Shilo is most common
State-level data for Shilo is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Shilo
Statistically, parents drawn to Shilo tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Amity, Salina, Sommer, Starla, and Keysha.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Shilo | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30 | #4546 |
| 2024 | 27 | #4893 |
| 2023 | 18 | #6409 |
| 2022 | 22 | #5638 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6414 |
| 2020 | 20 | #5850 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8138 |
| 2018 | 26 | #5007 |
| 2017 | 14 | #7840 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6186 |
| 2015 | 20 | #6236 |
| 2014 | 19 | #6451 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6729 |
| 2012 | 27 | #5114 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4466 |
| 2010 | 44 | #3572 |
| 2009 | 28 | #5097 |
| 2008 | 33 | #4550 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 24 | #5545 |
| 2005 | 22 | #5600 |
| 2004 | 12 | #8716 |
| 2003 | 17 | #6576 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5897 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6067 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Shilo a popular girl name?
Shilo ranked #4575 among girls in 2025 with 30 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6236.
When was the name Shilo most popular?
Shilo peaked in 1978, when 89 American girls received the name (ranked #1341 that year). Since 1978 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Shilo?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 60,000 newborn American girls was named Shilo. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.