Shiloh
Top 1000
About Shiloh
Haunting biblical and Civil War place-name; now unisex—especially after the mega-high-profile Brangelina couple picked it for their daughter. It debuted in the Top 1000 for boys in 2015.
Many people may associate this name with the 1990s family film about a dog.
Pronounced SHY-lo.
As of October 2026, Shiloh ranked #278 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #510.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,034 | 196 | 102 |
| 2015 | #894 | 247 | 128.9 |
| 2016 | #868 | 259 | 136.5 |
| 2017 | #813 | 279 | 150.7 |
| 2018 | #706 | 344 | 189.4 |
| 2019 | #691 | 367 | 204.5 |
| 2020 | #615 | 443 | 256.7 |
| 2021 | #580 | 484 | 276.7 |
| 2022 | #485 | 630 | 360.8 |
| 2023 | #389 | 819 | 478.8 |
| 2024 | #336 | 1,032 | 599 |
| 2025 | #278 | 1,220 | 714.3 |
World rankings
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Shiloh on lists
Famous Shilohs
- Shiloh Thomas Fernandez
American actor
- Shiloh Keo
American NFL football player
- Shiloh King Strong
American actor/director; brother of actor Rider Strong
- Shiloh Selassie
American actor
- Shiloh Silva Pownall (b. 2016)
son of actress Gabriella Wilde and musician Alan Pownall
Shiloh in pop culture
- "Shiloh
" novel by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a dog named Shiloh
- Shiloh
Biblical city in Israel
- Shiloh
mentioned in Genesis 49:10, in Jacob's blessing of his son Judah
- Shiloh Shepherd
breed of dog
- Shiloh
early band of musician Don Henley
- "Shiloh
" song by David Berkeley
- The Battle of Shiloh
major battle in the American Civil War, fought April 6,7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee