We are expecting out first baby in [name_u]January[/name_u] and are starting to narrow down our choices. We like softer boy names. We really like [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] but there is just something holding me back. I think I’m worried that people will think it’s a girl’s name, even though it is, indeed, a boy name.
What are your thoughts on [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] for a boy?
Thanks!
[name_f]Love[/name_f] love love love it! It’s handsome, soft, resembles other popular boys names like [name_m]Milo[/name_m] or [name_m]Hugo[/name_m], and Shy is a great nickname.
I know a male Shiloh, Shiloh Larken (and twin Liam Kail) and he’s handsome and smart and gives the name a great picture for me. I’ve never met a girl Shiloh.
Did I mention I love it? 
People might or might not associate the name with starbaby [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]-[name_m]Pitt[/name_m]…who is a girl.
Well, my name is [name_u]Shilo[/name_u] and I’m a girl but I think it’s a lovely name for a boy. I’d say go for it. I’ve seen [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] on boys more often than girls. I’ve never had anyone bring up [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] [name_f]Jolie[/name_f]-[name_m]Pitt[/name_m] but more often hear “Like the dog?” That movie just happened to come out right after I was born and made the books and movies very popular. But your baby would not be from that generation so I doubt he’d get that often. Other than the “Like the dog?” remarks, most people tell me they love my name and think it’s cool, beautiful, etc. I can’t deny that sometimes I hated my name as a child for it being “different” but as an adult I love it and “different” names aren’t really considered weird anymore. Almost everywhere I go, I usually get nice comments about my name. [name_m]Just[/name_m] a little insight from someone named [name_u]Shilo/name_u 
I would love to meet a boy named [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]. With names like [name_m]Milo[/name_m] and [name_m]Hugo[/name_m] gaining popularity for boys, I don’t see how [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] would be out of place.
I love [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] too! I would consider it for a future possibility but i’m not sure it goes with my children’s names. I think you should go for it! I think of it as a boy name (although it could work for girls), but I don’t think people will generally think of it as a girls name. I
I like [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] for a boy.
It reads to me as a boys name and not a girls name. What happened to the days when girls names end in -a and boys names end in -o?
I love [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] on a boy! It’s definitely something that I would consider using myself. I think it’s fine for a boy to have a name that’s also worn by girls. There are a lot of well-used unisex names.
I do think of the dog when I hear this name, which is really holding me back from taking it seriously as a human name.
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] resonates with me on two levels: it’s a “softer” boys name with a Biblical place connection and it’s a cool boys name that ends in “o”. I wouldn’t worry about females with the name [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]. In the US last year, the name was No# 640 (that’s only 443 girls) so it’s relatively rare for either gender. Unless you have a slew of female Shilohs running around in your area, I wouldn’t worry about it.
I think it’s handsome and a great name for a boy. Go for it!
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] is a place name, therefore, unisex.
I absolutely adore [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] on a boy!
I agree that it is supposed to be a boy’s name but has such feminine associations that it will be thought to be a girl’s name. I could see it like [name_u]Addison[/name_u]: while it may seem like it belongs to one gender (and I know plenty of male Addisons my age), in actuality it belongs to the girls these days. A good friend of mine named [name_u]Addison[/name_u] (male) hated that his name had gone to the girls. I would avoid. Maybe for a middle?
Similar sounding: [name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]
I think [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u], while not really my style, is still viable for a boy. Unlike PP’s example of [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] isn’t very common overall (so chances are he wouldn’t have the issue with sharing his name with a girl in his peer group).
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] is still usable for a boy. Ditto @namefan.
Is back to say that I only know the one [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] and he’s a boy. No one around here would associate it with either gender and when I was considering it for this baby before we knew it was a girl, every last one of my family members, young and old, first asked about the dog, then told me it was a fine boys name. Some of the younger cousins and my mom were very enthusiastic about it.
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] is much more widely used. Also [name_u]Schuyler[/name_u]/[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]/[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]/[name_u]Skye[/name_u]/[name_u]Sky[/name_u] are also being used VERY widely for girls, much more so than [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] so he’d be more likely to be mistaken for a girl with that name as far as I’ve been able to tell. Not saying it’s not a great and perfectly valid boys name but if the goal is to be more masculine, it’s not.
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]/[name_u]Skylar[/name_u] – those two spellings combined had 1659 boys ([name_u]Schuyler[/name_u] doesn’t appear in the top 1000) with no [name_u]Sky[/name_u]/[name_u]Skye[/name_u]'s. And I know one boy named [name_f]Skyeler[/name_f] so 1660
[name_u]Skyler[/name_u]/[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]/[name_u]Skye[/name_u]/[name_u]Sky[/name_u]/[name_f]Skyla[/name_f] – For girls there are 5,057