Shem Tov Girl's nameOrigin: HebrewIn Israel: falling
ShilatIn Hebrew: שילת · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: שִׁילַת
Shilat (Hebrew: שילת) is a girl's name of Hebrew origin. 5,404 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 123 girls and ranked #148. Its peak year was 2009, with 284 babies.
- People in Israel
- 5,404
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 123
- rank #148
- Peak year
- 2009
- 284 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Shilat
In Hebrew letters the name is שילת, read right to left. Shilat is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.
We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.
Shilat by year in Israel
How many girls out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
- Shalomשלום
- Shulamitשולמית
- Galitגלית
- Saritשרית
- Shellyשלי
- Ayeletאיילת
- Shai-Liשי-לי
- Shlomitשלומית
- Shiloשילה
- Shlomiשלומי
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Shilat
How do you write Shilat in Hebrew?
Shilat is written שילת in Hebrew (with vowel points: שִׁילַת). Hebrew is read right to left.
How many people in Israel are named Shilat?
5,404 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name שילת: 5,380 women and 24 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Shilat a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a girl's name: 99.6% of the people named שילת are women.
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.