Cooper
A boys’ name of English origin, meaning barrel maker.
Babies a year
4,680
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#27
up from #50
UK popularity
#105
493 babies · up from #139
How Cooper has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #77 |
| 2016 | #79 |
| 2017 | #88 |
| 2018 | #83 |
| 2019 | #80 |
| 2020 | #74 |
| 2021 | #68 |
| 2022 | #53 |
| 2023 | #52 |
| 2024 | #50 |
| 2025 | #27 |
Cooper by the numbers
In 2025, 493 babies in England and Wales were named Cooper. In the US, 4,680 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 5,262 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
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