Unisex name · since 1970
Shylo
Since 1970, U.S. Social Security records show 674 babies named Shylo, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shylo currently ranks #8003 among unisex names in America, with 674 babies recorded since 1970.
Shylo has 674 recorded births among girls since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8003 as of the latest data, more common than 54% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #9,763 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,003 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 674 born since 1970
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shylo ranks #9,763 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,003 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 674 born since 1970, peaking in the 1990s.
- #9,763 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,003 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 674
- born since 1970
- 1990s
- peak decade
Shylo's 674 recorded births place it above 86.5% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Shylo compares
674 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Shylo's all-time total is 79% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shylo | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 674 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shylo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shylo splits its recorded history at 1998: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shylo popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Shylo popularity over time - boys
223 total births recorded since 1973 (Shylo as boys' name)
Shylo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (136 births, 20% of the file).
1990s was Shylo's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Shylo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
87 births
- 1990s
1990s
136 births
- 2000s
2000s
134 births
- 2010s
2010s
132 births
- 2020s
2020s
76 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 136 births (20% of all-time use).
How Shylo 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 Shylo's total volume
Shylo by state
Where Shylo concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
5 of 674 births nationwide.
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What to do with Shylo's data
- Shylo's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (76) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shylos (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Shylo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
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 Shylo 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.