Linda Mendoza
There are approximately 756 people named Linda Mendoza living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 453,379 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Linda with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Mendoza. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
756
1 in 453,379
Named Linda
930K
Alive today
Named Mendoza
278K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 930K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 70
Top Census group: White (82.5%)
Estimated bearers: 278K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #88
Per 100K: 81.22
Top ancestry: Hispanic (88.6%)
First name trend
Linda: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Linda. The peak year was 1947 with 99,909 births. The average person named Linda today is 70 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Linda
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Linda, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 82.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Linda described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Linda at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White82.5% · 960,548
- Black or African American8.0% · 92,983
- Hispanic or Latino5.0% · 57,895
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 24,222
- Two or more races2.0% · 23,257
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 5,974
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Mendoza surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Mendoza, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 88.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Mendoza described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Mendoza at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino88.6% · 215,026
- Asian and Pacific Islander5.5% · 13,412
- White4.6% · 11,252
- Two or more races0.6% · 1,399
- Black or African American0.4% · 1,009
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 674
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Linda has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2714% of the US population, based on 930,356 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Linda right now.
The surname Mendoza appears at a rate of 81.22 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0812%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 756 people with the full name Linda Mendoza. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Linda Mendoza: questions and answers
How many people are named Linda Mendoza?
We estimate approximately 756 people in the United States share the full name Linda Mendoza. That works out to about 1 in 453,379 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2714%) with the surname frequency (81.22 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Linda Mendoza?
We classify Linda Mendoza as "Very Rare". About 1 in 453,379 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Linda a male or female name?
Linda is predominantly female. Out of 1,458,588 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Linda profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Linda Mendoza?
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