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Globally, Méndez (Mendez , Méndez , Мендес ) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name Méndez is habitual in Latin America and the Caribbean, particularly Guatemala, where it is quite a common epicene name, Puerto Rico, where it is quite a rare female name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Guatemala, the United States, and the Dominican Republic. Much more frequently, Méndez is the last name as well as the forename.
Méndez is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .