Pilar is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning “pillar.” In 2024 it was given to 45 girls in the United States.
Pilar belongs to the Spanish tradition. Its meaning — “pillar” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Pilar first appears in Social Security records in 1896. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1317 in 1924, and in 2024 45 babies received the name — 5,457 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Pilar means “pillar” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Pilar is a girl name. In 2024, 45 babies received the name in the US.
Pilar comes from the Spanish tradition.
Pilar first appears in US records in 1896. Its best-ever ranking was #1317 in 1924, and 45 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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