At a glance
- In short
- Shiloh is a unisex Hebrew name from a biblical town, often said to mean tranquil or peaceful.
- U.S. rank 2025 (girls)
- #281
- Babies in 2025 (girls)
- 1,098 (0.062% of girls)
- As a boy name
- #278 in 2025 (1,220 babies)
- Trend (girls)
- Rising #452 in 2020 to #281 in 2025
- Peak (girls)
- #260 in 2024
- First recorded
- 1969
Meaning of Shiloh
Shiloh is a Hebrew name taken from the Bible, where it is the town in ancient Israel that housed the Tabernacle and the Ark of the Covenant. The meaning of the word is uncertain, though it is often given as "tranquil" or "peaceful." Used for both boys and girls, Shiloh is pronounced SHY-loh.
In American history the name recalls the 1862 Civil War Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. Many readers know it from Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Newbery Medal-winning novel Shiloh, about a boy and a beagle. Actor Shiloh Fernandez, known for Evil Dead, also bears the name.
In the U.S., Shiloh ranked 2,180th in 2005 and climbed over the next two decades to its peak of 260th in 2024, when 1,222 babies were given the name. In 2025 it ranked 281st, with 1,098 babies.
How to pronounce Shiloh
English
- Pronounced SHY-loh /ˈʃaɪloʊ/
Popularity of Shiloh in the U.S.
Shiloh was the #281 girl name in the U.S. in 2025, with 1,098 babies. It peaked at #260 in 2024 and has been in the top 1,000 since 2007. It first appears in the records in 1969. As a boy name it was #278 in 2025, with 1,220 babies.
- Rank among U.S. girl names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Girls year by year, 1969–2025 57 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,098 | 281 | ▼ 21 |
| 2024 | 1,222 | 260 | ▲ 23 |
| 2023 | 1,109 | 283 | ▲ 60 |
| 2022 | 938 | 343 | ▲ 66 |
| 2021 | 774 | 409 | ▲ 43 |
| 2020 | 683 | 452 | ▲ 11 |
| 2019 | 673 | 463 | ▲ 95 |
| 2018 | 558 | 558 | ▲ 24 |
| 2017 | 519 | 582 | ▲ 22 |
| 2016 | 498 | 604 | ▲ 1 |
| 2015 | 485 | 605 | ▼ 1 |
| 2014 | 482 | 604 | ▲ 24 |
| 2013 | 446 | 628 | ▲ 5 |
| 2012 | 450 | 633 | ▼ 11 |
| 2011 | 466 | 622 | ▼ 8 |
| 2010 | 480 | 614 | ▼ 22 |
| 2009 | 509 | 592 | ▲ 58 |
| 2008 | 474 | 650 | ▲ 134 |
| 2007 | 367 | 784 | ▲ 507 |
| 2006 | 183 | 1,291 | ▲ 889 |
| 2005 | 84 | 2,180 | ▼ 345 |
| 2004 | 103 | 1,835 | ▼ 3 |
| 2003 | 101 | 1,832 | ▲ 136 |
| 2002 | 89 | 1,968 | ▲ 203 |
| 2001 | 75 | 2,171 | ▼ 380 |
| 2000 | 97 | 1,791 | ▼ 124 |
| 1999 | 99 | 1,667 | ▼ 80 |
| 1998 | 103 | 1,587 | ▼ 62 |
| 1997 | 106 | 1,525 | ▲ 74 |
| 1996 | 97 | 1,599 | ▲ 147 |
| 1995 | 83 | 1,746 | ▼ 181 |
| 1994 | 98 | 1,565 | ▲ 547 |
| 1993 | 64 | 2,112 | ▼ 125 |
| 1992 | 69 | 1,987 | ▲ 124 |
| 1991 | 63 | 2,111 | ▼ 159 |
| 1990 | 70 | 1,952 | ▼ 42 |
| 1989 | 68 | 1,910 | ▲ 161 |
| 1988 | 56 | 2,071 | ▲ 205 |
| 1987 | 47 | 2,276 | ▲ 344 |
| 1986 | 37 | 2,620 | ▼ 572 |
| 1985 | 52 | 2,048 | ▼ 297 |
| 1984 | 62 | 1,751 | ▼ 107 |
| 1983 | 67 | 1,644 | ▼ 119 |
| 1982 | 78 | 1,525 | ▼ 185 |
| 1981 | 93 | 1,340 | ▲ 40 |
| 1980 | 90 | 1,380 | ▼ 129 |
| 1979 | 102 | 1,251 | ▼ 205 |
| 1978 | 130 | 1,046 | ▲ 575 |
| 1977 | 65 | 1,621 | ▼ 335 |
| 1976 | 85 | 1,286 | ▲ 568 |
| 1975 | 49 | 1,854 | ▼ 166 |
| 1974 | 54 | 1,688 | ▲ 67 |
| 1973 | 50 | 1,755 | ▲ 234 |
| 1972 | 40 | 1,989 | ▲ 75 |
| 1971 | 40 | 2,064 | ▲ 290 |
| 1970 | 32 | 2,354 | ▲ 5,117 |
| 1969 | 5 | 7,471 | new |
Boys year by year, 1969–2025 57 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,220 | 278 | ▲ 56 |
| 2024 | 1,039 | 334 | ▲ 55 |
| 2023 | 820 | 389 | ▲ 96 |
| 2022 | 630 | 485 | ▲ 92 |
| 2021 | 485 | 577 | ▲ 38 |
| 2020 | 444 | 615 | ▲ 76 |
| 2019 | 367 | 691 | ▲ 12 |
| 2018 | 344 | 703 | ▲ 108 |
| 2017 | 279 | 811 | ▲ 55 |
| 2016 | 260 | 866 | ▲ 26 |
| 2015 | 247 | 892 | ▲ 140 |
| 2014 | 196 | 1,032 | ▲ 68 |
| 2013 | 168 | 1,100 | ▼ 5 |
| 2012 | 170 | 1,095 | ▲ 2 |
| 2011 | 169 | 1,097 | ▲ 71 |
| 2010 | 157 | 1,168 | ▼ 56 |
| 2009 | 166 | 1,112 | ▲ 7 |
| 2008 | 163 | 1,119 | ▲ 118 |
| 2007 | 142 | 1,237 | ▲ 242 |
| 2006 | 103 | 1,479 | ▲ 504 |
| 2005 | 63 | 1,983 | ▼ 168 |
| 2004 | 68 | 1,815 | ▼ 51 |
| 2003 | 68 | 1,764 | ▲ 8 |
| 2002 | 65 | 1,772 | ▼ 200 |
| 2001 | 76 | 1,572 | ▲ 13 |
| 2000 | 74 | 1,585 | ▼ 211 |
| 1999 | 86 | 1,374 | ▲ 101 |
| 1998 | 75 | 1,475 | ▼ 125 |
| 1997 | 82 | 1,350 | ▲ 266 |
| 1996 | 60 | 1,616 | ▲ 50 |
| 1995 | 54 | 1,666 | ▼ 267 |
| 1994 | 70 | 1,399 | ▲ 202 |
| 1993 | 56 | 1,601 | ▲ 20 |
| 1992 | 54 | 1,621 | ▲ 177 |
| 1991 | 44 | 1,798 | ▲ 214 |
| 1990 | 37 | 2,012 | ▼ 93 |
| 1989 | 38 | 1,919 | ▲ 30 |
| 1988 | 33 | 1,949 | ▼ 215 |
| 1987 | 38 | 1,734 | ▲ 427 |
| 1986 | 26 | 2,161 | ▼ 709 |
| 1985 | 46 | 1,452 | ▲ 129 |
| 1984 | 38 | 1,581 | ▲ 324 |
| 1983 | 28 | 1,905 | ▼ 418 |
| 1982 | 42 | 1,487 | ▲ 324 |
| 1981 | 31 | 1,811 | ▼ 584 |
| 1980 | 56 | 1,227 | ▲ 113 |
| 1979 | 48 | 1,340 | ▼ 231 |
| 1978 | 62 | 1,109 | ▲ 101 |
| 1977 | 53 | 1,210 | ▼ 20 |
| 1976 | 52 | 1,190 | ▼ 161 |
| 1975 | 64 | 1,029 | ▲ 472 |
| 1974 | 34 | 1,501 | ▼ 16 |
| 1973 | 33 | 1,485 | ▲ 195 |
| 1972 | 27 | 1,680 | ▼ 43 |
| 1971 | 29 | 1,637 | ▼ 22 |
| 1970 | 28 | 1,615 | ▲ 1,980 |
| 1969 | 7 | 3,595 | new |
Shiloh by state
Shiloh ranks #114 in Hawaii (2025).
Rank by state 40 states
| State | Rank | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 114 | 7 |
| Oklahoma | 143 | 26 |
| Maryland | 144 | 33 |
| Louisiana | 162 | 25 |
| Tennessee | 165 | 46 |
| Georgia | 169 | 60 |
| South Carolina | 178 | 26 |
| New Mexico | 182 | 8 |
| Mississippi | 196 | 13 |
| Arkansas | 208 | 14 |
| Alabama | 221 | 21 |
| Idaho | 221 | 10 |
| Virginia | 222 | 37 |
| North Carolina | 230 | 47 |
| Florida | 232 | 81 |
| Colorado | 236 | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 251 | 44 |
| Nebraska | 267 | 8 |
| Kentucky | 275 | 16 |
| Texas | 278 | 123 |
| Nevada | 292 | 9 |
| West Virginia | 308 | 5 |
| Ohio | 309 | 36 |
| Missouri | 329 | 18 |
| Arizona | 344 | 20 |
| Indiana | 345 | 20 |
| New York | 350 | 48 |
| Oregon | 353 | 10 |
| California | 359 | 91 |
| Wisconsin | 364 | 14 |
| Washington | 390 | 18 |
| Michigan | 394 | 22 |
| Kansas | 404 | 8 |
| Minnesota | 422 | 12 |
| Iowa | 437 | 7 |
| Utah | 440 | 9 |
| New Jersey | 447 | 17 |
| Illinois | 484 | 21 |
| Connecticut | 540 | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 564 | 9 |
Notable people named Shiloh
- Shiloh Fernandez is an American actor known for Jericho, United States of Tara, Deadgirl, Red Riding Hood, and for playing David Allen in Evil Dead and the video game Evil Dead The Game.
- Shiloh Walker is an American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas who also writes as JC Daniels.