Noel Lopez
There are approximately 158 people named Noel Lopez living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 2,169,331 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Noel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lopez. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
158
1 in 2,169,331
Named Noel
54K
Alive today
Named Lopez
1.0M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 54K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Unisex
Peak year: 2014
Average age: 36
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (42.3%)
Estimated bearers: 1.0M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #12
Per 100K: 294.07
Top ancestry: Hispanic (92.3%)
First name trend
Noel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Noel. The peak year was 2014 with 1,107 births. The average person named Noel today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Noel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Noel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 42.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Noel 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 Noel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino42.3% · 26,104
- White35.8% · 22,087
- Black or African American9.8% · 6,052
- Asian and Pacific Islander9.0% · 5,580
- Two or more races2.6% · 1,598
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 276
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lopez surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lopez, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 92.3%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Lopez 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 Lopez at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino92.3% · 811,573
- White5.1% · 44,596
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.2% · 10,253
- Black or African American0.6% · 5,620
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 3,492
- Two or more races0.4% · 3,424
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Noel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0157% of the US population, based on 53,852 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 Noel right now.
The surname Lopez appears at a rate of 294.07 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.2941%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 158 people with the full name Noel Lopez. 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
Noel Lopez: questions and answers
How many people are named Noel Lopez?
We estimate approximately 158 people in the United States share the full name Noel Lopez. That works out to about 1 in 2,169,331 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0157%) with the surname frequency (294.07 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Noel Lopez?
We classify Noel Lopez as "Very Rare". About 1 in 2,169,331 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Noel a male or female name?
Noel is predominantly unisex. Out of 66,576 total SSA registrations, 77.3% were male and 22.7% were female. See the full Noel 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.
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