Recorded 1915–1995 Boys' name Peak 1982 90 births

Lopez — boys' name

90 babies named Lopez in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61950s211960s151970s71980s291990s12
1980s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Lopez was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lopez in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lopez

The Social Security Administration has registered 90 babies named Lopez between 1915 and 1995, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lopez currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lopez performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lopez shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lopez in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 90 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lopez at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

90

Since 1915

81 years of records

Peak year

1982

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1915

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1995

Lopez popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1915

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Lopez by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
29 births that decade — 32% of Lopez's all-time total
1910s61950s211960s151970s71980s291990s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lopez?
90 babies have been named Lopez since 1915. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1982 with 9 births.
When was Lopez most popular?
Lopez was most popular in the 1980s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
How long has the name Lopez been used?
Lopez has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 81 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Lopez?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lopaka. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.