Unisex name · since 1970
Shilo
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 1,853 babies named Shilo, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,853
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shilo is the #4575 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,853 recorded since 1970.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shilo has been recorded 1,853 times among girls since 1970, currently ranked #4575 nationally and more common than 74% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #4,943 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,575 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,853 born since 1970
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shilo ranks #4,943 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,575 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,853 born since 1970, peaking in the 1970s.
- #4,943 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,853
- born since 1970
- 1970s
- peak decade
Shilo's 1,853 recorded births place it above 93.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shilo compares
1,853 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Shilo's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shilo | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,853 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shilo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shilo splits its recorded history at 1998: 35% of all births land in the more recent half, 65% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2004 (12 births) -- compare that against the 1978 peak of 89 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shilo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shilo popularity over time - boys
1,270 total births recorded since 1970 (Shilo as boys' name)
Shilo by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (586 births, 32% of the file).
1970s was Shilo's strongest decade.
586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Shilo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
586 births
- 1980s
1980s
385 births
- 1990s
1990s
292 births
- 2000s 222
2000s
222 births
- 2010s 233
2010s
233 births
- 2020s 135
2020s
135 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 586 births (32% of all-time use).
How Shilo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Shilo's total volume
Shilo by state
Where Shilo concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 139 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Utah | | 43 | 2.3% |
| #3 | Texas | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Colorado | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Oregon | | 15 | 0.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 10 | 0.5% |
139 of 1,853 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Shilo appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shilo's data
- Shilo's decade-level peak was the 1970s (586 total births); usage has since declined to 135 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Shilos (139 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Shilo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shilo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1970–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Shilo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.