US rank #8532 Girls' name Peak 2007 897 births

Shilah — #8532 US girls' name

897 babies named Shilah in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s1091990s1612000s3062010s2122020s61
#8532
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Shilah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

64 babies were named Shilah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shilah

The Social Security Administration has registered 897 babies named Shilah between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shilah currently holds the #8532 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shilah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 306 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Shilah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 40 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Shilah in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shilah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 897 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Shilah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

897

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2007

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#8,532

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shilah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
64
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 20242017201020031996198919821974 7

Shilah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
306 births that decade — 34% of Shilah's all-time total
1970s481980s1091990s1612000s3062010s2122020s61

Shilah by state

Where Shilah concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Shilah
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
40 4.5%
#2 Florida
16 1.8%
#3 Texas
16 1.8%
#4 New York
11 1.2%
California share of Shilah's total US births 4.5%
Even split

40 of 897 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shilah?
897 babies have been named Shilah since 1974. It currently ranks #8532 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 64 births.
When was Shilah most popular?
Shilah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 306 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Shilah most popular?
The top states for the name Shilah are California (40 births), Florida (16 births), Texas (16 births).
How long has the name Shilah been used?
Shilah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shilah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Shirley, Shiloh, Shira, Shirlee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.