Recorded 1978–2011 Girls' name Peak 1978 15 births

Shilow — girls' name

15 babies named Shilow in U.S. Social Security records since 1978, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s102010s5

The verdict

15 girls have been named Shilow since 1978, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2011.

15
total births
1978–2011
years on record
1970s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1970s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Shilow was born in this single decade.

1978
Single peak year

5 babies were named Shilow in 1978 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shilow

The Social Security Administration has registered 15 babies named Shilow between 1978 and 2011, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Shilow currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1978, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shilow performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Shilow shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shilow 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 15 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.

Shilow at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

15

Since 1978

34 years of records

Peak year

1978

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1978

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2011

Shilow popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1978

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1978)
5
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
5 201119791978 5

Shilow by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
10 births that decade — 67% of Shilow's all-time total
1970s102010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shilow?
15 babies have been named Shilow since 1978. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1978 with 5 births.
When was Shilow most popular?
Shilow was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Shilow been used?
Shilow has been recorded in Social Security data since 1978, spanning 34 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Shilow?
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.

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, 1978–2011 (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.