Unisex name · since 1981
Shyloh
Shyloh has 664 recorded births since 1981 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,029 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 664
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shyloh is the #5029 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 664 recorded since 1981.
Shyloh has 664 recorded births among girls since 1981, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5029 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.
- #9,873 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,029 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 664 born since 1981
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shyloh ranks #9,873 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,029 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 664 born since 1981, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,873 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,029 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 664
- born since 1981
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shyloh's 664 recorded births place it above 86.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Shyloh compares
664 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Shyloh's all-time total is 77% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shyloh | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 664 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Shyloh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shyloh splits its recorded history at 2008: 75% of all births land in the more recent half, 25% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1984 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 46 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shyloh popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Shyloh popularity over time - boys
227 total births recorded since 1995 (Shyloh as boys' name)
Shyloh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (256 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Shyloh's strongest decade.
256 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Shyloh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 25
1980s
25 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s
2000s
160 births
- 2010s
2010s
256 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 256 births (39% of all-time use).
How Shyloh 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 Shyloh's total volume
Shyloh by state
Where Shyloh concentrates geographically, total births since 1981
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 26 | 3.9% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.8% |
26 of 664 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Shyloh's data
- Shyloh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (256 total births) through the 2020s (179) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Shylohs (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Shyloh: 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 (~44 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, 1981–2025 (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 Shyloh 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.