How Many People Are Named Menda?
An estimated 18 people in the United States have the first name Menda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 70 years old, and Menda peaked in popularity in 1940 with 6 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Menda 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 Menda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 70, Menda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1966.
- Menda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
18
About 1 in 19,041,908 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
70
years old
Peak Year
1940
6 births
Total Registered
28
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Menda
Menda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Menda as a female name
Ranked #7,263 in 1966
5 female births in 1966
Peak: 1940 (6 births)
Menda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Menda span from the 1940s to the 1960s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 17 babies were registered. Menda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Menda by Decade
How has Menda 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.
Menda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Menda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Menda
Other first names starting with M with a similar number of bearers.
Menda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Menda?
We estimate approximately 18 people named Menda 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 19,041,908 Americans share this first name.
Is Menda a common name?
Menda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 38.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Menda most popular?
Menda reached peak popularity in 1940, when 6 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Menda is approximately 70 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Menda a female name?
Menda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Menda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Menda Smith, Menda Johnson, Menda 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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