Given name
Shilah
“one who is brotherly”
Shilah is used as a given name. One Native American interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Native American interpretation is “one who is brotherly.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Native American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Shilah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 917
- 0 boys · 917 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 64 babies
- 2025
- 20
- #6,085 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,085 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 9.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 64 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 740 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Shilah’s family of names
Shilah has a related form in Shyla. Shilah has a related form in Shila. Shilah has a related form in Shylah.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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