How Many People Are Named Pilar?
people named Pilar are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 67,293 people in the US has this name
Based on 6,258 babies named Pilar in Social Security records from 1896 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
145 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "pillar" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, María del Pilar, meaning "Mary of the Pillar". According to legend, when Saint James the Greater was in Saragossa in Spain, the Virgin Mary appeared on a pillar.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Pilar, 92.1% were girls and 7.9% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Pilar rose from 73.7% in the 1910s to 100% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1940s, at 61.1%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Pilar alive today is about 35 years old, and 46% are under 30. Half of them were between 19 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Pilar first appears in the records in 1896 and was given most often in 2005, to 145 babies. In 2025, 47 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1896 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Pilar has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,317, in 1924. In 2025 it ranked #3,335. Among boys, its best rank was #1,632, in 1951.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,335 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,317 (1924) | #1,632 (1951) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,798 in the 2000s | #2,431 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Pilar alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Pilar were born in California than in any other state: about 1,175 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Pilar was given 4.4 times as often in Texas, 3.3 times in California and 1.7 times in New York.
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