Shiloh
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SHY-loh
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #710 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #281 for girls
Unisex
Shiloh is a name of Hebrew origin. In 2025 it ranked 710th for girls in the UK (57 babies) and 281st for girls in the US (1,098 babies).
What does Shiloh mean?
Hebrew: biblical place name
Shiloh was the sanctuary where the Ark of the Covenant was kept in the time of the biblical judges.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shiloh a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Shiloh has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 57 girls and 67 boys in the UK and 1,098 girls and 1,220 boys in the US.
How popular is Shiloh in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #710among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 57about 1 in 4,900 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 78% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 57 girls in the UK were named Shiloh, making it the 710th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 828th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 77 girls. 67 boys were also named Shiloh in 2025 (624th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Shiloh in the UK since 1996 were born between 2011 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 46% of the babies named Shiloh in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 696th in England and Wales and 632nd in Scotland.
Shiloh in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57 | #710 |
| 2024 | 77 | #554 |
| 2023 | 65 | #623 |
| 2022 | 53 | #751 |
| 2021 | 40 | #945 |
| 2020 | 47 | #828 |
| 2019 | 42 | #926 |
| 2018 | 23 | #1,468 |
| 2017 | 35 | #1,079 |
| 2016 | 35 | #1,073 |
| 2015 | 28 | #1,276 |
| 2014 | 32 | #1,149 |
| 2013 | 33 | #1,142 |
| 2012 | 28 | #1,259 |
| 2011 | 45 | #872 |
| 2010 | 38 | #968 |
| 2009 | 37 | #962 |
| 2008 | 28 | #1,141 |
| 2007 | 27 | #1,138 |
| 2006 | 12 | #1,987 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
How popular is Shiloh in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #281among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,098about 1 in 1,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,098 girls in the US were named Shiloh, making it the 281st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 452nd. Its busiest year was 2024, with 1,222 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969. 1,220 boys were also named Shiloh in 2025 (278th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Shiloh in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,211 girls in the US were given Shiloh or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #281.
In 2025, 47% of the babies named Shiloh in the US were girls.
Shiloh in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,098 | #281 |
| 2024 | 1,222 | #260 |
| 2023 | 1,109 | #283 |
| 2022 | 938 | #343 |
| 2021 | 774 | #409 |
| 2020 | 683 | #452 |
| 2019 | 673 | #463 |
| 2018 | 558 | #558 |
| 2017 | 519 | #582 |
| 2016 | 498 | #604 |
| 2015 | 485 | #605 |
| 2014 | 482 | #604 |
| 2013 | 446 | #628 |
| 2012 | 450 | #633 |
| 2011 | 466 | #622 |
| 2010 | 480 | #614 |
| 2009 | 509 | #592 |
| 2008 | 474 | #650 |
| 2007 | 367 | #784 |
| 2006 | 183 | #1,291 |
| 2005 | 84 | #2,179 |
| 2004 | 103 | #1,834 |
| 2003 | 101 | #1,831 |
| 2002 | 89 | #1,966 |
| 2001 | 75 | #2,167 |
| 2000 | 97 | #1,787 |
| 1999 | 99 | #1,665 |
| 1998 | 103 | #1,585 |
| 1997 | 106 | #1,523 |
| 1996 | 97 | #1,597 |
| 1995 | 83 | #1,742 |
| 1994 | 98 | #1,561 |
| 1993 | 64 | #2,107 |
| 1992 | 69 | #1,982 |
| 1991 | 63 | #2,105 |
| 1990 | 70 | #1,948 |
| 1989 | 68 | #1,905 |
| 1988 | 56 | #2,066 |
| 1987 | 47 | #2,274 |
| 1986 | 37 | #2,619 |
| 1985 | 52 | #2,047 |
| 1984 | 62 | #1,751 |
| 1983 | 67 | #1,644 |
| 1982 | 78 | #1,525 |
| 1981 | 93 | #1,340 |
| 1980 | 90 | #1,380 |
| 1979 | 102 | #1,251 |
| 1978 | 130 | #1,046 |
| 1977 | 65 | #1,621 |
| 1976 | 85 | #1,286 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,854 |
| 1974 | 54 | #1,688 |
| 1973 | 50 | #1,755 |
| 1972 | 40 | #1,989 |
| 1971 | 40 | #2,064 |
| 1970 | 32 | #2,354 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
Names like Shiloh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Raya Safa Saanvi Maryam Ayah Summer Maya Anya Anaya Arya Ayat Zainab
Other spellings of Shiloh
Names related to Shiloh
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shiloh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shiloh, updated 20 October 2026.