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María del Pilar

María del Pilar is a female given name: 98% of people named María del Pilar are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh
Male 2%Female 98%

María del Pilar · Maríadelpilar · María-del-Pilar

Verdict
Female
Male / female split
2% male / 98% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
Spain
Also spelled
Maríadelpilar, María-del-Pilar
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address María del Pilar

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear María del Pilar," in English, "Guten Tag María del Pilar," in German. María del Pilar is a female given name: about 98% of people named María del Pilar are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear María del Pilar,

German

Guten Tag María del Pilar,

French

Bonjour María del Pilar,

Spanish

Estimado/a María del Pilar:

Chinese

del PilarMaría您好：

Japanese

del Pilar様

English

Hi María,

German

Hi María,

French

Salut María,

Spanish

Hola María,

Chinese

María你好：

Japanese

Maríaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name María del Pilar by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Spaincommonwoman's name2%

Frequently asked questions

Is María del Pilar a male or female name?

María del Pilar is a female given name: 98% of people named María del Pilar are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address María del Pilar in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear María del Pilar," in English, "Guten Tag María del Pilar," in German. María del Pilar is a female given name: about 98% of people named María del Pilar are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is María del Pilar a unisex name?

María del Pilar is not a unisex name: 2% of people named María del Pilar are men. María del Pilar leans strongly female overall.

Related names

LuisaFemalePilarFemaleIgnacioMaleJosefaFemaleConcepciónMostly femaleÁngelesFemaleMarianoMaleJosé MaríaMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is María del Pilar a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maria-del-pilar (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_mariadelpilar,
  title  = {Is María del Pilar a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/maria-del-pilar},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}