girls:
12.8k births since 1969
#1381 (76th percentile)
boys:
7.1k births since 1969
#1396 (70th percentile)
overall:
19.9k births since 1969
#1817 (77th percentile)
The name Shiloh is the #1,817 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 19,915 recorded births since 1969. This represents the 76.5% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 76.5% of all names). For girls, it ranks #1,381 (75.8% percentile) for all time with 12,774 births since 1969. For boys, it ranks #1,396 (69.6% percentile) for all time with 7,141 births since 1969.
Shiloh first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1969 .
The name Shiloh has been given to both genders, with a slight preference for girls (64.1% of all recorded births). In 2023, 57.4% of babies named Shiloh were girls. Interestingly, until around 1970, the name was more popular for boys (58.3% boys from 1969 to 1969), but since then it has been more commonly used for girls (64.2% girls from 1970 to 2023).
For girls, Shiloh reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 71.4% percentile (ranked #272) with 628 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 628 births per million (ranked 71.4% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2014, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Shiloh is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #272 (71.4% percentile) with 628 births per million.
For boys, Shiloh reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 60.2% percentile (ranked #363) with 445 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 445 births per million (ranked 60.2% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2005, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Shiloh is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #363 (60.2% percentile) with 445 births per million.
This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Shiloh".
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Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Shiloh. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.
Our model is 77.5% confident that Shiloh is pronounced as SHAI-loh, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is SHEE-loh, at 22.5% confidence, with 2 syllables.
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