Unisex name · since 1896

Pilar

Since 1896, U.S. Social Security records show 5,505 babies named Pilar, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#2,416 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,301 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
5,505
born since 1896
2000s
peak decade

5,505 babies have been named Pilar since 1896, making it today's #3301 unisex name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pilar has been recorded 5,505 times among girls since 1896, currently ranked #3301 nationally and more common than 81% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.

  • #2,416 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 5,505 born since 1896
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pilar ranks #2,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,505 born since 1896, peaking in the 2000s.

#2,416 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,301 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
5,505
born since 1896
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%80.9%
Pilar vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Pilar's 5,505 recorded births place it above 96.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

14 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

14 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Pilar compares

5,505 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Pilar's all-time total is 15x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Pilar Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 5,505 376 567,345
Peak-year births 137 21 19,840

Pilar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Pilar's SSA record in two at 1965 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1896, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 137, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Pilar popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
137
Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
050100150 189619201936195219681984200020162025 47

Pilar popularity over time - boys

753 total births recorded since 1913 (Pilar as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 753 births
0510152025 191319251936194819591970198219952008 6

Pilar by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (1,099 births, 20% of the file).

2000s was Pilar's strongest decade.

1,099 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.

Pilar births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,099 births (20% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Pilar compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Pilar's total volume

Pilar vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -74, 6.4%-33, 9.9%-131, 3.7%-94, 4.8%-65, 9.4%-146, 3.3%-57, 5.5%-63, 6.4%-40, 5.8%-48, 6.9%-81, 8%-36, 5%-61, 5.5%-15, 10.2%-40, 6.2%Pilar-130, 2.5%Pilar
Pilar vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Pilar by state

Where Pilar concentrates geographically, total births since 1896

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Pilar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
1,244 22.6%
#2 Texas
915 16.6%
#3 New York
435 7.9%
#4 Florida
165 3.0%
#5 Illinois
128 2.3%
#6 Arizona
47 0.9%
#7 New Jersey
24 0.4%
#8 Georgia
23 0.4%
California share of Pilar's total US births 22.6%
Even split

1,244 of 5,505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 14 reporting states.

Pilar appears in 14 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Pilar? ▼
5,505 babies have been named Pilar since 1896. All-time, it sits at #2,416 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,301 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2005 with 137 births.
Where does Pilar sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pilar ranks #2,416 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Pilar most popular? ▼
Pilar was most popular in the 2000s decade with 1,099 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Pilar most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Pilar are California (1,244 births), Texas (915 births), New York (435 births).
Is Pilar a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Pilar is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 5,505 births, and as a boy's name it has 753 births.
How long has the name Pilar been used? ▼
Pilar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1896, spanning 130 years of data through 2025.

What to do with Pilar's data

  • Pilar's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,099 total births); usage has since declined to 288 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Pilars (1,244 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Pilar

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Pilar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1896–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Pilar draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.