How Many People Are Named Lopez?
An estimated 75 people in the United States have the first name Lopez. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 51 years old, and Lopez peaked in popularity in 1982 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lopez as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lopez paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Lopez is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
75
About 1 in 4,570,058 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
51
years old
Peak Year
1982
9 births
Total Registered
90
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lopez
Lopez is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 90 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lopez as a male name
Ranked #7,482 in 1995
7 male births in 1995
Peak: 1982 (9 births)
Lopez: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lopez span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 29 babies were registered. While Lopez is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lopez by Decade
How has Lopez tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lopez + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lopez as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lopez
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lopez: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lopez?
We estimate approximately 75 people named Lopez are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,570,058 Americans share this first name.
Is Lopez a common name?
Lopez is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 90 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lopez most popular?
Lopez reached peak popularity in 1982, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lopez is approximately 51 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lopez a male name?
Lopez is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lopez Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lopez Smith, Lopez Johnson, Lopez Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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