Shiloh

Meaning & origin●(measured from records)

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Often considered alongside

Names that people choosing a name often weigh against Shiloh, most often first. They share a style rather than an origin.

• Tatum
• Peyton
• Rowan
• Riley
• Reese
• Remy
• Marlowe
• Teagan
• Quinn
• Harlow
• Pax
• Taylor

From the names suggested together in public name-advice forums, in English. A list of what people consider, not a measure of how common any name is.

Other names spelled this way◐(inferred from the name graph)

Shiloh is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Hebrew given name14 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Israel, United States, South Africa, United Kingdom

  Also written שילה, Shilo, Shaila, Sheela, Shilah

55 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●(measured from records)

Shiloh is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A biblical city, the location of the Ark of the Covenant.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, ancient ruins; site of Civil War battl

  as a name·Pronouncing Dictionary of Proper Names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name●(measured from records)

• Yigal Shilohb. 1937ILIsraeli archaeologist
• Shiloh Raphaelb. 1940ILIsraeli rabbi
• Shiloh Walkerb. 1950USAmerican writer
• Shiloh Strongb. 1978USactor, producer, screenwriter, director
• Shiloh Fernandezb. 1985USAmerican actor
• Shiloh Cokeb. 1992GBBritish actress
• Lyldollb. 1993CAnot in their usual nameCanadian singer and songwriter
• Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pittb. 2006USdaughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt
• Shiloh Verricob. 2010USAmerican actress
• Shiloh Bearmanb. 2011USAmerican actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●(measured from records)

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name Shiloh mean, and where does it come from?

Shiloh is a gender-neutral name of Hebrew origin, meaning "tranquil" or "his gift". Recorded by Biblical Names Compiled Database.

In which country does Shiloh have the most bearers?

In the United States, the national register counted about 12 thousand people named Shiloh, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled shiloh.

Where is Shiloh most common?

Shiloh is densest in the United States, where the national register counts about 1 in 27 thousand people carrying it.

How common is the name Shiloh?

In the United States, the national register counted 12,323 people named Shiloh in 2020, about 1 in 27 thousand residents.