Pilar
Pilar was the 3336th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1317th; the most babies were born in 2005 (137). Over the last ten years it has moved down 45 places. More babies were named Pilar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,336 girls, down 70 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 47girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2005137 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,258babies recorded
Pilar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,336 | — | 47 | — |
| 2020 | #3,266 | — | 48 | — |
| 2010 | #2,291 | — | 84 | — |
| 2000 | #1,547 | — | 116 | — |
| 1990 | #1,333 | #5,704 | 121 | 9 |
| 1980 | #1,757 | #5,360 | 63 | 7 |
| 1970 | #1,348 | #3,459 | 78 | 9 |
| 1960 | #1,613 | #3,268 | 49 | 8 |
| 1950 | #1,991 | #2,724 | 24 | 9 |
| 1940 | #3,444 | #3,823 | 8 | 5 |
| 1930 | #1,860 | #3,901 | 20 | 6 |
| 1920 | #1,798 | #1,945 | 23 | 18 |
| 1910 | #1,738 | — | 9 | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Pilar, counting every spelling?
Pilar has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Pilar?
47 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Pilar (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Pilar born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 179 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Pilar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Pilar?
About 4,700 people born in the US named Pilar are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 19 and 51. That makes Pilar mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Pilar by state
How common Pilar was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.9×), Texas (1.6×), Florida (1.6×). In 47 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Pilar: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Pilar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Pilar
How popular is the name Pilar?
Pilar was the 3336th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 47 babies. Its best year was 1924, when it ranked 1317th; the most babies were born in 2005 (137). Over the last ten years it has moved down 45 places. More babies were named Pilar in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Pilar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Pilar in the US.
Where is Pilar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Pilar was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.