Shiloh

Biblical place-name, Hebrew

"tranquil"

Shiloh Origin and Meaning

The name Shiloh is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "tranquil".

Cool meets Born Again meets Brad and Angelina, who made Shiloh an instant star when they chose it for their daughter. While Shiloh has risen from obscurity thanks to its celebrity baby use, it hasn't become a star the way brother names Maddox and Pax have. It entered the Top 1000 in 2007, one year after the birth of Ms. Jolie-Pitt.

The town of Shiloh is mentioned several times in the Old Testament--it was where Joshua and the Israelites assembled to cast lots for the seven tribes and for many years it was where the Ark of the Covenant resided, becoming a place of pilgrimage. Shiloh is also the site in Tennessee of a major, bloody, Civil War battle.

Trivia tidbit: Shiloh is the name Angelina Jolie's parents had picked for their first child before her mother miscarried.

Shiloh Rank in US Top 1000

# 286 in the US

Shiloh Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 197 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Shiloh

• 286 US 2023
• 197 Nameberry 2025
• 33 Unisex 2023
• 76 Future 2035
• 607 England 2023

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Famous People Named Shiloh

• Shiloh Hoganson Canadian singer
• Shiloh Jade Pepin late American girl born with rare condition known as "mermaid syndrome"
• Shiloh Walker American romance novelist
• Shlomit "Shiloh" Malka Israeli model
• Shiloh Nouvel Jolie Pitt (b. 2006), daughter of actors Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie

The name Shiloh in Pop Culture

• Shiloh McCullen character on "The Fosters"
• Shiloh film & book by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor about a dog named Shiloh
• Shiloh ancient city mentioned in Hebrew Bible
• Shiloh mentioned in Genesis 49:10, (reference to the coming of Christ)
• Shiloh Shepherd a breed of dog
• "Shiloh " song by David Berkeley
• The Battle of Shiloh AKA The Battle of Pittsburg Landing (a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6,7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee)