The first name Pilar
A unisex name from Spanish.
2 syllables Unisex
Meaning and origin
Spanish origin
A female given name from Spanish.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Pilar last appeared in the official list in 2016, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Pilar with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Pilar at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 47 girls born in the United States were named Pilar, the 3,336th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2005, when 137 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Pilar
6 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Pilar Mercedes Miró RomeroFilm director, Screenwriter (1940-1997)
- Pilar CampoyArgentine field hockey player (born 1990)
- Pilar QuintanaColombian writer, born 1972
- Maria Canals-BarreraAmerican actress, born 1966
- Pilita CorralesFilipino singer, song writer, and comedian (1939–2025)
- Pia CayetanoFilipino politician and lawyer, born 1966
More Spanish unisex names
Questions
- What is the origin of the name Pilar?
- Pilar comes from Spanish.
- How popular is the name Pilar?
- In 2016, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Pilar, ranking 5,785th.
- Is Pilar a boy's or a girl's name?
- Both. Of the 6,258 US babies named Pilar since 1880, 88% were girls and 12% boys.
- When was Pilar most popular?
- 2005 in the United States, when 137 babies were named Pilar, its highest rank at 1,518th.