Lisa Lopes
There are approximately 51 people named Lisa Lopes living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lisa with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Lopes. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
51
1 in 6,720,673
Named Lisa
825K
Alive today
Named Lopes
21K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 825K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1965
Average age: 56
Estimated bearers: 21K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #1,976
Per 100K: 6.21
Top ancestry: White (55.6%)
First name trend
Lisa: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lisa. The peak year was 1965 with 60,446 births. The average person named Lisa today is 56 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Lopes surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Lopes, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 55.6%.
- White55.6%
- Hispanic or Latino23.0%
- Black or African American13.6%
- Two or more races4.2%
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lisa has a living-bearer frequency of 0.2407% of the US population, based on 825,085 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Lopes appears at a rate of 6.21 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0062%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 51 people with the full name Lisa Lopes. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Lisa
FAQ
Lisa Lopes: questions and answers
How many people are named Lisa Lopes?
We estimate approximately 51 people in the United States share the full name Lisa Lopes. That works out to about 1 in 6,720,673 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.2407%) with the surname frequency (6.21 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lisa Lopes?
We classify Lisa Lopes as "Very Rare". About 1 in 6,720,673 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lisa a male or female name?
Lisa is predominantly female. Out of 969,749 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Lisa 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.