Pilar
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Pilar
The fact that this Spanish classic, which honors the Virgin Mary, does not end in the conventional letter 'a' gives it a special sense of strength, elegance, and style, making it a worthy choice.
The name originated in the legend of the miracle of the Virgin Mary's appearance over a marble pillar. It also is an allusion to her as a pillar of the church.
Pilar is remembered as the valiant heroine of Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Pilar is also given to boys.
Pronounced pih-LAR.
As of October 2026, Pilar ranked #12191 for boys in US births in 2008 and #3336 for girls in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1634 for boys in 1951 and #1317 for girls in 1924, Nameberry popularity #888 for girls.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #2,773 | 63 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #3,289 | 50 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,645 | 43 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #2,959 | 56 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,657 | 42 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #3,029 | 54 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #3,264 | 48 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #3,100 | 53 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,402 | 47 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,364 | 48 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | #3,477 | 45 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,336 | 47 |
World rankings
Pilar for girls
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Pilar on lists
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American illustrator
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Spanish soprano
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- Pilar BardemGirl
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- Pilar Jhena McKinley (b. 2019)Girl
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contestant on Big Brother Canada
Pilar in pop culture
- PilarGirl
character in "For Whom the Bell Tolls" by Ernest Hemingway
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character in Hercule Poirot series
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character in "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Pilar OrtegaGirl
character in TV's "Falcon Crest"
- Pilar ReedGirl
character in TV's "Eureka"
- PilarGirl
character from Margaret Atwood's "The Year of the Flood" and "MaddAddam"
- Pilar LopezGirl
Fitzgerald, character in TV soap "Passions"
- PilarGirl
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- Pilar ZuazoGirl
character on TV's "Weeds"
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