Girl name Spanish origin Christian tradition

Pilar

pee-LAR · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Pillar (Virgin of the Pillar)
Language
Spanish
Culture
Spanish
Religion
Christian
Style era
classic
Themes
religious · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#3477
2024 births45
Peak year2005
First appeared1896
Total US births5,457
2005 peak18961928196019922024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Pili
Alternate spellings
PylarPilarr
In other languages
Pilar (Spanish)

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