Boys' name · since 1915

Lopez

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.

#18,097 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1915
1980s
peak decade

Lopez sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 90 recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lopez has been recorded 90 times among boys since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1995.

  • #18,097 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 90 born since 1915
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lopez ranks #18,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 90 born since 1915, peaking in the 1980s.

#18,097 of 45,481
all-time among boys
90
born since 1915
1980s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lopez's 90 recorded births place it above 60.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lopez's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Lopez's full recorded timeline at 1968, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1955, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1982 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Lopez popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1982)
9
Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
45678910 19151955195919631971198119881995 7

Lopez by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (29 births, 32% of the file).

1980s was Lopez's strongest decade.

29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.

Lopez births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 29 births (32% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lopez? ▼
Lopez has been given to 90 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #18,097 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1995. 9 babies were born in 1982, its single highest year.
Where does Lopez sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lopez ranks #18,097 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lopez since 1915 -- 81 years through the most recent 1995 data.
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.

What to do with Lopez's data

  • Lopez's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 1990s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Lopez

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lopez: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–1995 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lopez draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.