Baby Name Popularity Profile

Shiloh

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Shiloh.

✦ Place of peace or tranquility 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Spiritual
National Rank (2025) #281
All-Time Peak Rank #260 Achieved 2024
Total U.S. Births 15,117 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 37.9% Boy / 62.1% Girl Leans Female
Boy Rank (2025) #278 β†— as a Boy name
First Recorded 1969 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 1,222 births in 2024
πŸ’‘ The Shiloh Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Place of peace or tranquility
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from a Hebrew place name mentioned in the Old Testament, often interpreted as 'tranquility' or 'peace'.
Alternative Spellings
Shilo
Pronunciation: SHY-loh
Themes & Categories
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Shiloh across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +60.8%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +126.4%
2015: 485 births 485 2016: 498 births 2017: 519 births 2018: 558 births 2019: 673 births 2020: 683 births 683 2021: 774 births 2022: 938 births 2023: 1,109 births 2024: 1,222 births 2025: 1,098 births 1,098
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 1,222 births in 2024
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 7 yrs
Longest Streak 57 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 5
1970s: 647
1980s: 650
1990s: 852
2000s: 2,082
2010s: 5,057
2020s: 5,824

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Shil-oh
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Colorado
Top States Colorado, Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Hawaii
States with Data 45
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Colorado #243 318 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #235 854 2024 +107.7% Growth
Tennessee #170 477 2024 +48.4% Growth
Georgia #169 609 2024 +81.8% Growth
Hawaii #132 65 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #354 253 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #483 164 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #281 1,517 2024 +95.2% Growth
Maryland #153 294 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #229 201 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #238 71 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #149 236 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #406 261 2024 Insufficient historical volume
California #365 1,604 2022 +37.9% Growth
Virginia #222 361 2024 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #232 455 2023 +80.8% Growth
Oregon #390 138 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #440 156 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada #323 47 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #348 311 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #235 232 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #314 530 2024 +38.5% Growth
South Carolina #187 161 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #284 192 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #356 258 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 15 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #169 187 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #403 364 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #215 115 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Delaware Unranked 17 2014 Insufficient historical volume
New York #358 624 2024 +54.8% Growth
New Jersey #467 213 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #256 402 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #456 133 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #492 305 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #389 122 2023 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #364 54 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #484 72 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #615 59 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #612 118 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #292 33 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #214 24 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 10 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 7 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 7 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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