Shiloh

Where Shiloh comes from

From Biblical Hebrew שִׁילֹה \ שִׁלֹה (shiló).
— Wiktionary's entry for Shiloh
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Shiloh through the years
  1. 1969
    First appearance
    #7,471 among girls with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1978
    Shiloh Strong born
    actor, producer, screenwriter, director
  3. 1985
    Shiloh Fernandez born
    American actor
  4. 2024
    Peak, #260
    1,222 babies named Shiloh, the most in any year.
  5. 2025
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Shiloh Fernandez · American actor, born 1985
  • Shiloh Strong · actor, producer, screenwriter, director, born 1978
  • Shiloh Keo · player of American football, born 1987
  • Shiloh Jolie · daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, born 2006
  • Shiloh Walker · American writer, born 1950

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.