How Many People Are Named Cooper?
people named Cooper are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,744 people in the US has this name
Based on 126,484 babies named Cooper in Social Security records from 1882 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,653 births
Trend
Rising (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname meaning "barrel maker" in Middle English.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Cooper, 2.2% were girls and 97.8% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Cooper alive today is about 12 years old, and 97% are under 30. Half of them were between 5 and 17 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Cooper first appears in the records in 1882, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 7,653 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1882 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Cooper never made the top 10 boys' names. Its best rank was #27, in 2025, and it was in the top 100 for 19 years, 2007 to 2025. In 2025 it ranked #27.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #27 |
| Best rank | #27 (2025) |
| Years in the top 100 | 19 (2007 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #83 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Cooper alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Cooper were born in Texas than in any other state: about 10,837 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Cooper was given 2.7 times as often in Vermont, 2.7 times in Wyoming and 2.6 times in Montana.
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