Unisex name · since 1969
Shiloh
Shiloh has 15,117 recorded births since 1969 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #281 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,117
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
15,117 babies have been named Shiloh since 1969, making it today's #281 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiloh has been recorded 15,117 times among girls since 1969, currently ranked #281 nationally and more common than 98% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1969 to 2025.
- #1,278 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #281 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,117 born since 1969
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shiloh ranks #1,278 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #281 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,117 born since 1969, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,278 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #281 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,117
- born since 1969
- 2020s
- peak decade
Shiloh's 15,117 recorded births place it above 98.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
45 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Shiloh compares
15,117 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Shiloh's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shiloh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,117 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,222 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shiloh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shiloh's full recorded timeline at 1997, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 1,222 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shiloh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 1,222
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Shiloh popularity over time - boys
9,414 total births recorded since 1969 (Shiloh as boys' name)
Shiloh by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (5,824 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Shiloh's strongest decade.
5,824 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shiloh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 647
1970s
647 births
- 1980s 650
1980s
650 births
- 1990s 852
1990s
852 births
- 2000s 2,082
2000s
2,082 births
- 2010s
2010s
5,057 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,824 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 5,824 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shiloh 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 Shiloh's total volume
Shiloh by state
Where Shiloh concentrates geographically, total births since 1969
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,604 | 10.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,517 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 854 | 5.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 624 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 609 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 530 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 477 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 455 | 3.0% |
1,604 of 15,117 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 45 reporting states.
Shiloh appears in 45 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shiloh's data
- California records the most Shilohs (1,604 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shiloh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~56 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, 1969–2025 (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 Shiloh 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.