Cooper
- #1,241 for girls in 2025, 181 births
- #27 for boys in 2025, 7,472 births
- Given to boys 97.8% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 7,472 births
- Debut · boys
- 6 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 19 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 123,702since 1882
Cooper over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,241 | 181 | #27 | 7,472 |
| 2024 | #1,505 | 144 | #50 | 5,715 |
| 2023 | #1,387 | 162 | #52 | 5,445 |
| 2022 | #1,497 | 145 | #53 | 5,631 |
| 2021 | #1,612 | 130 | #68 | 4,673 |
| 2020 | #1,721 | 117 | #75 | 4,592 |
| 2019 | #1,919 | 103 | #80 | 4,557 |
| 2018 | #1,852 | 109 | #83 | 4,473 |
| 2017 | #1,989 | 99 | #88 | 4,618 |
| 2016 | #1,704 | 125 | #79 | 4,974 |
| 2015 | #1,850 | 111 | #77 | 5,272 |
| 2014 | #1,714 | 122 | #86 | 4,851 |
| 2013 | #1,880 | 107 | #84 | 4,898 |
| 2012 | #1,918 | 103 | #83 | 5,194 |
| 2011 | #1,857 | 108 | #82 | 5,176 |
| 2010 | #2,258 | 85 | #75 | 5,260 |
| 2009 | #2,510 | 75 | #84 | 5,072 |
| 2008 | #1,789 | 122 | #92 | 5,051 |
| 2007 | #2,034 | 100 | #96 | 4,622 |
| 2006 | #2,631 | 68 | #113 | 3,747 |
| 2005 | #2,524 | 68 | #120 | 3,393 |
| 2004 | #2,155 | 83 | #133 | 3,045 |
| 2003 | #3,291 | 44 | #167 | 2,368 |
| 2002 | #3,889 | 33 | #196 | 1,931 |
| 2001 | #4,564 | 26 | #202 | 1,804 |
| 2000 | #4,527 | 26 | #241 | 1,405 |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | #261 | 1,190 |
| 1998 | #5,123 | 20 | #254 | 1,177 |
| 1997 | #4,239 | 25 | #315 | 839 |
| 1996 | #4,739 | 21 | #363 | 668 |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | #376 | 632 |
| 1994 | #4,238 | 24 | #439 | 518 |
| 1993 | #13,442 | 5 | #491 | 426 |
| 1992 | #7,512 | 11 | #546 | 349 |
| 1991 | #10,271 | 7 | #624 | 267 |
| 1990 | #6,131 | 14 | #706 | 208 |
| 1989 | — | #749 | 174 | |
| 1988 | #5,895 | 13 | #783 | 145 |
| 1987 | — | #793 | 136 | |
| 1986 | — | #886 | 105 | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | #857 | 110 |
| 1984 | — | #917 | 92 | |
| 1983 | — | #1,049 | 71 | |
| 1982 | — | #991 | 83 | |
| 1981 | — | #1,270 | 52 | |
| 1980 | — | #1,291 | 52 | |
| 1979 | — | #1,304 | 50 | |
| 1978 | — | #2,205 | 21 | |
| 1977 | — | #1,823 | 28 | |
| 1976 | — | #2,177 | 21 | |
| 1975 | — | #2,134 | 21 | |
| 1974 | — | #1,790 | 26 | |
| 1973 | — | #2,405 | 16 | |
| 1972 | — | #2,659 | 13 | |
| 1971 | — | #1,916 | 22 | |
| 1970 | — | #1,989 | 20 | |
| 1969 | — | #2,549 | 12 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,231 | 7 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,043 | 15 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,513 | 26 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,435 | 30 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,902 | 18 | |
| 1962 | — | #3,041 | 8 | |
| 1961 | — | #2,322 | 13 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,315 | 13 | |
| 1959 | — | #3,037 | 8 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #2,631 | 10 | |
| 1956 | — | #2,091 | 15 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,979 | 16 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,316 | 12 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,958 | 16 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,514 | 10 | |
| 1951 | — | #1,725 | 19 | |
| 1950 | — | #3,681 | 5 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,606 | 9 | |
| 1948 | — | #2,443 | 10 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,076 | 14 | |
| 1946 | — | #1,642 | 19 | |
| 1945 | — | #1,852 | 14 | |
| 1944 | — | #2,309 | 10 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,732 | 8 | |
| 1942 | — | #2,145 | 12 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,083 | 12 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,478 | 9 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,958 | 13 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,521 | 20 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,479 | 9 | |
| 1936 | — | #1,587 | 18 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,757 | 16 | |
| 1934 | — | #2,266 | 11 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,368 | 10 | |
| 1932 | — | #2,313 | 11 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,889 | 16 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,564 | 22 | |
| 1928 | — | #2,843 | 9 | |
| 1927 | — | #2,034 | 16 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,787 | 19 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,935 | 17 | |
| 1924 | — | #2,043 | 16 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,020 | 16 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,827 | 19 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,904 | 18 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,747 | 20 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,531 | 23 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,446 | 25 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,986 | 15 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,594 | 20 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,660 | 18 | |
| 1914 | — | #2,101 | 10 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,580 | 12 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,023 | 20 | |
| 1911 | — | #1,117 | 10 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,045 | 10 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,020 | 9 | |
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,233 | 5 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,162 | 6 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,002 | 6 | |
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | #1,101 | 5 | |
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #1,074 | 5 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | #921 | 5 | |
| 1886 | — | #845 | 6 | |
| 1885 | — | #700 | 8 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #837 | 6 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1882
The first year at least five boys were named Cooper! It came in at #837, and was given to 6 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1884, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Cooper is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Vermont#4 · 1 in 47
- Iowa#5 · 1 in 104
- North Dakota#6 · 1 in 84
- West Virginia#6 · 1 in 91
- Idaho#6 · 1 in 100
Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #4 | 26 | 1 in 47 |
| Iowa | #5 | 133 | 1 in 104 |
| Idaho | #6 | 86 | 1 in 100 |
| Nebraska | #6 | 82 | 1 in 108 |
| North Dakota | #6 | 40 | 1 in 84 |
| West Virginia | #6 | 68 | 1 in 91 |
| Wyoming | #7 | 16 | 1 in 68 |
| Pennsylvania | #8 | 402 | 1 in 130 |
| Colorado | #9 | 196 | 1 in 137 |
| Missouri | #9 | 222 | 1 in 125 |
| Montana | #9 | 41 | 1 in 92 |
| Wisconsin | #9 | 197 | 1 in 119 |
| Delaware | #10 | 30 | 1 in 98 |
| Indiana | #10 | 219 | 1 in 145 |
| Ohio | #11 | 355 | 1 in 148 |
| Kansas | #12 | 98 | 1 in 143 |
| Minnesota | #12 | 186 | 1 in 132 |
| Mississippi | #12 | 77 | 1 in 141 |
| Alabama | #13 | 151 | 1 in 143 |
| Arkansas | #13 | 94 | 1 in 134 |
| Utah | #14 | 142 | 1 in 138 |
| Connecticut | #16 | 102 | 1 in 129 |
| Kentucky | #17 | 143 | 1 in 144 |
| Louisiana | #17 | 108 | 1 in 177 |
| South Dakota | #17 | 30 | 1 in 128 |
| Tennessee | #17 | 229 | 1 in 161 |
| Oklahoma | #18 | 111 | 1 in 159 |
| South Carolina | #23 | 118 | 1 in 180 |
| Maryland | #24 | 129 | 1 in 177 |
| Oregon | #24 | 93 | 1 in 162 |
| Illinois | #25 | 259 | 1 in 191 |
| Washington | #25 | 173 | 1 in 190 |
| Virginia | #27 | 193 | 1 in 193 |
| Michigan | #29 | 199 | 1 in 202 |
| Georgia | #30 | 221 | 1 in 227 |
| New Jersey | #30 | 204 | 1 in 195 |
| North Carolina | #33 | 237 | 1 in 217 |
| New Hampshire | #34 | 31 | 1 in 145 |
| Alaska | #35 | 16 | 1 in 142 |
| Maine | #35 | 28 | 1 in 137 |
| Rhode Island | #35 | 21 | 1 in 149 |
| Arizona | #38 | 145 | 1 in 226 |
| Massachusetts | #44 | 125 | 1 in 216 |
| New York | #51 | 311 | 1 in 271 |
| Florida | #56 | 340 | 1 in 281 |
| Hawaii | #63 | 13 | 1 in 224 |
| Texas | #65 | 569 | 1 in 308 |
| Nevada | #73 | 41 | 1 in 275 |
| New Mexico | #90 | 20 | 1 in 325 |
| California | #105 | 394 | 1 in 445 |
| District of Columbia | #107 | 8 | 1 in 316 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Cooper
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 48 spots since 2020 (#75 → #27)
- Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1982
- Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1886
Rise & fade · boys
143 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2025 at #27 (7,472 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 19 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 2007–2025
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1984–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 229
- Highest: 1 in 229 boys born in 2025 were named Cooper (0.44%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 39.8% of all boys named Cooper (49,273) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 30 | #700 (1885) | #855 |
| 1890s | 21 | #1,002 (1898) | #1,064 |
| 1900s | 20 | #1,020 (1909) | #1,138 |
| 1910s | 163 | #1,023 (1912) | #1,508 |
| 1920s | 172 | #1,564 (1929) | #1,970 |
| 1930s | 135 | #1,521 (1938) | #2,047 |
| 1940s | 117 | #1,642 (1946) | #2,237 |
| 1950s | 118 | #1,725 (1951) | #2,521 |
| 1960s | 155 | #1,435 (1964) | #2,266 |
| 1970s | 238 | #1,304 (1979) | #2,040 |
| 1980s | 1,020 | #749 (1989) | #959 |
| 1990s | 6,274 | #254 (1998) | #438 |
| 2000s | 32,438 | #84 (2009) | #144 |
| 2010s | 49,273 | #75 (2010) | #82 |
| 2020s | 33,528 | #27 (2025) | #54 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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