Skilah
A girl's name with 25 recorded U.S. births.
Meaning & Origin
Skilah reads as a modern invention — a name that emerged in the 2010s and was likely coined by parents looking for something fresh rather than inherited.
The open, warm quality of its ending — a soft ending that crosses many language boundaries — keeps the name compact and easy to pair with longer middle names or surnames.
Skilah is not in the current top 1,000 girl names nationally, making it an uncommon choice — though your state or community may differ.
Skilah is a girl's baby name of Unknown origin, possibly a variant of Shiloh — the biblical place name meaning 'peaceful' or 'tranquil,' associated with a sacred site in ancient Israel. The K- respelling gives it a fresh visual profile while keeping the soft, two-syllable sound.
Shiloh gained cultural prominence when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie named their daughter Shiloh in 2006. Skilah is a highly individual riff on that same peaceful energy — a name that sounds like sunlight through leaves.
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Skilah appeared in SSA records in 2010, placing it in the modern era of American naming — a period when parents increasingly draw from global cultures, invent new names, and blend sounds to create something entirely original. The absence of a clear traditional origin is itself a signal: this may be a name that was created rather than inherited.
With only 25 recorded births, Skilah has not been widely studied in naming literature — its story belongs primarily to the families who chose it.
At a Glance
Popularity Over Time
Skilah has 4+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 2010.
Popularity by Decade
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25 | — |
The Story of Skilah
A Gen Alpha name
Peaking in 2014, Skilah is a fresh, modern favorite. Girls named Skilah are most likely born between 2010 and 2018.
How rare is Skilah?
With fewer than 500 recorded births, Skilah is an exceptionally rare name — a one-of-a-kind choice.
The journey through the decades
First appeared in the records in 2010, peaked in the 2010s with 25 births that decade.
Year-by-Year Data
View complete yearly data(4 years, 2010–2018)
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | #17796 |
| 2017 | 7 | #13912 |
| 2014 | 7 | #14358 |
| 2010 | 6 | #16705 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
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Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration, 2010–2018