Is Pilar a boy or girl name?
Pilar is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 45 girls and 0 boys were named Pilar, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 87.9% of the 6,210 US babies named Pilar were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,477
- Babies named Pilar since 1896
- 6,210
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 145 babies
Boys and girls named Pilar, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 28 | 100% |
| 1910s | 55 | 154 | 73.7% |
| 1920s | 123 | 261 | 68% |
| 1930s | 78 | 165 | 67.9% |
| 1940s | 88 | 138 | 61.1% |
| 1950s | 101 | 246 | 70.9% |
| 1960s | 86 | 529 | 86% |
| 1970s | 63 | 626 | 90.9% |
| 1980s | 73 | 573 | 88.7% |
| 1990s | 60 | 760 | 92.7% |
| 2000s | 26 | 1,099 | 97.7% |
| 2010s | 0 | 627 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 241 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,477 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,364 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,402 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,100 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,264 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,029 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,657 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,959 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,645 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,289 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,773 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,298 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,353 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,477 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,291 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,201 |
| 2008 | 6 | #12,191 | 125 | #1,770 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 85 | #2,283 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 99 | #2,014 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,904 | 137 | #1,518 |
| 2004 | 6 | #10,980 | 128 | #1,553 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,737 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,680 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,215 | 100 | #1,792 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,547 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,568 |
| 1998 | 7 | #8,226 | 69 | #2,116 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,976 | 67 | #2,110 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,133 | 69 | #2,033 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,600 | 71 | #1,951 |
| 1994 | 7 | #7,545 | 55 | #2,376 |
| 1993 | 6 | #8,415 | 67 | #2,060 |
| 1992 | 7 | #7,202 | 64 | #2,123 |
| 1991 | 7 | #7,079 | 69 | #2,008 |
| 1990 | 9 | #5,704 | 121 | #1,333 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,736 | 92 | #1,549 |
| 1988 | 9 | #5,109 | 49 | #2,288 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,477 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,772 | 38 | #2,604 |
| 1985 | 14 | #3,339 | 53 | #2,037 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,175 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,807 | 53 | #1,950 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,498 | 75 | #1,579 |
| 1981 | 8 | #4,842 | 62 | #1,801 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,360 | 63 | #1,757 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 48 | #2,107 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,591 | 46 | #2,078 |
| 1977 | 7 | #4,980 | 51 | #1,943 |
| 1976 | 6 | #5,434 | 65 | #1,560 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,081 | 69 | #1,495 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,085 | 59 | #1,611 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,396 | 73 | #1,367 |
| 1972 | 6 | #4,830 | 58 | #1,586 |
| 1971 | 11 | #3,098 | 79 | #1,357 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,459 | 78 | #1,348 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,014 | 68 | #1,417 |
| 1968 | 8 | #3,298 | 55 | #1,553 |
| 1967 | 6 | #3,867 | 63 | #1,392 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,179 | 56 | #1,486 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,300 | 56 | #1,494 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,797 | 46 | #1,721 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,572 | 47 | #1,678 |
| 1962 | 9 | #2,998 | 46 | #1,686 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,214 | 43 | #1,763 |
| 1960 | 8 | #3,268 | 49 | #1,613 |
| 1959 | 7 | #3,513 | 31 | #2,046 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,211 | 27 | #2,199 |
| 1957 | 6 | #3,880 | 31 | #1,979 |
| 1956 | 12 | #2,464 | 21 | #2,514 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,259 | 25 | #2,212 |
| 1954 | 11 | #2,565 | 23 | #2,281 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,859 | 17 | #2,673 |
| 1952 | 12 | #2,349 | 13 | #3,161 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,634 | 34 | #1,654 |
| 1950 | 9 | #2,724 | 24 | #1,991 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,229 | 19 | #2,323 |
| 1948 | 17 | #1,867 | 25 | #1,937 |
| 1947 | 11 | #2,470 | 9 | #3,942 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,245 | 12 | #2,993 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,931 | 12 | #2,708 |
| 1944 | 11 | #2,277 | 12 | #2,737 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,373 | 10 | #3,202 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,772 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,076 | 19 | #1,939 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,823 | 8 | #3,444 |
| 1939 | 9 | #2,577 | 13 | #2,380 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,443 | 13 | #2,420 |
| 1937 | 7 | #3,112 | 14 | #2,290 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,449 | 13 | #2,365 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,217 | 20 | #1,766 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,902 | 19 | #1,822 |
| 1933 | 8 | #2,937 | 16 | #2,033 |
| 1932 | 7 | #3,293 | 17 | #2,017 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,828 | 20 | #1,790 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,901 | 20 | #1,860 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,858 | 27 | #1,517 |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,297 | 28 | #1,535 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,862 | 12 | #2,824 |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,692 | 26 | #1,657 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,402 | 20 | #1,999 |
| 1924 | 15 | #2,200 | 38 | #1,317 |
| 1923 | 16 | #2,099 | 26 | #1,662 |
| 1922 | 14 | #2,319 | 36 | #1,335 |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,598 | 25 | #1,758 |
| 1920 | 18 | #1,945 | 23 | #1,798 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,665 | 12 | #2,773 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,363 | 23 | #1,740 |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,440 | 22 | #1,696 |
| 1916 | 9 | #2,884 | 20 | #1,788 |
| 1915 | 15 | #1,945 | 15 | #2,123 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,993 |
| 1913 | 6 | #2,726 | 17 | #1,456 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,602 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,630 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,738 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,582 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,819 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,323 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,440 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,911 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,766 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Pilar reached #1,634 in 1951. As a girl name, it reached #1,317 in 1924. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.