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in 2007, 650th in 2008, 604th by 2009, and 620th by 2010. The name was popularized when American actors

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and

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named their daughter Shiloh Nouvel (born 2006). Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''Baby Name Bible''. St. Martin's Griffin. The name had previously been used occasionally for boys and girls, though it was never previously among the top 1,000 names for any gender in the United States. In the United States, the name has associations with the

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due to the Battle of Shiloh, a major battle of the

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, and to many towns named Shiloh in southern states, which were usually named after the town in the Bible. People named Shiloh include: *

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(born 1985), American actor *

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(born 1987), American football player * Shlomit Malka (born 1993), Israeli fashion model sometimes called Shiloh Malka *

Shiloh Strong Shiloh King Strong (born June 12, 1978) is an American actor, screenwriter, photographer, and film director whose roles include "Zelos Wilder" from ''Tales of Symphonia'', "David Scott" from '' Dinotopia'', and "Grant" from ''Buck Naked Arson'' ...

(born 1978), American actor, screenwriter, photographer and film director * Shiloh Walker, American author of erotic romance novels and novellas * Shiloh Wallace, Fictional character from the American rock horror opera film,

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