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 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · boys
123,702
since 1882

Cooper over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201999boysat peak
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,241181#277,472
2024#1,505144#505,715
2023#1,387162#525,445
2022#1,497145#535,631
2021#1,612130#684,673
2020#1,721117#754,592
2019#1,919103#804,557
2018#1,852109#834,473
2017#1,98999#884,618
2016#1,704125#794,974
2015#1,850111#775,272
2014#1,714122#864,851
2013#1,880107#844,898
2012#1,918103#835,194
2011#1,857108#825,176
2010#2,25885#755,260
2009#2,51075#845,072
2008#1,789122#925,051
2007#2,034100#964,622
2006#2,63168#1133,747
2005#2,52468#1203,393
2004#2,15583#1333,045
2003#3,29144#1672,368
2002#3,88933#1961,931
2001#4,56426#2021,804
2000#4,52726#2411,405
1999#5,03921#2611,190
1998#5,12320#2541,177
1997#4,23925#315839
1996#4,73921#363668
1995#5,22118#376632
1994#4,23824#439518
1993#13,4425#491426
1992#7,51211#546349
1991#10,2717#624267
1990#6,13114#706208
1989#749174
1988#5,89513#783145
1987#793136
1986#886105
1985#8,3187#857110
1984#91792
1983#1,04971
1982#99183
1981#1,27052
1980#1,29152
1979#1,30450
1978#2,20521
1977#1,82328
1976#2,17721
1975#2,13421
1974#1,79026
1973#2,40516
1972#2,65913
1971#1,91622
1970#1,98920
1969#2,54912
1968#2,31113
1967#3,2317
1966#2,04315
1965#1,51326
1964#1,43530
1963#1,90218
1962#3,0418
1961#2,32213
1960#2,31513
1959#3,0378
1958#3,2757
1957#2,63110
1956#2,09115
1955#1,97916
1954#2,31612
1953#1,95816
1952#2,51410
1951#1,72519
1950#3,6815
1949#2,6069
1948#2,44310
1947#2,07614
1946#1,64219
1945#1,85214
1944#2,30910
1943#2,7328
1942#2,14512
1941#2,08312
1940#2,4789
1939#1,95813
1938#1,52120
1937#2,4799
1936#1,58718
1935#1,75716
1934#2,26611
1933#2,36810
1932#2,31311
1931#2,32811
1930#1,88916
1929#1,56422
1928#2,8439
1927#2,03416
1926#1,78719
1925#1,93517
1924#2,04316
1923#2,02016
1922#1,82719
1921#1,90418
1920#1,74720
1919#1,53123
1918#1,44625
1917#1,98615
1916#1,59420
1915#1,66018
1914#2,10110
1913#1,58012
1912#1,02320
1911#1,11710
1910#1,04510
1909#1,0209
1908
1907
1906
1905#1,2335
1904
1903
1902
1901
1900#1,1626
1899
1898#1,0026
1897
1896#1,1015
1895#1,0795
1894#1,0745
1893
1892
1891
1890
1889#9745
1888
1887#9215
1886#8456
1885#7008
1884
1883
1882#8376
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 1999

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #172 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 678 boysAKMaine: #143 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 708 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: #109 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 446 boysNHWashington: #176 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 804 boysWAIdaho: #115 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 402 boysIDMontana: #94 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 307 boysMTNorth Dakota: #131 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 482 boysNDMinnesota: #178 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,002 boysMNIllinois: #293 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 1,773 boysILWisconsin: #221 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,331 boysWIMichigan: #227 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,435 boysMINew York: #399 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 3,074 boysNYMassachusetts: #193 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,395 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedRIOregon: #150 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 639 boysORNevada: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,472 boysNVWyoming: #80 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 233 boysWYSouth Dakota: #122 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 451 boysSDIowa: #212 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,186 boysIAIndiana: #214 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,201 boysINOhio: #276 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,102 boysOHPennsylvania: #263 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,002 boysPANew Jersey: #425 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 3,649 boysNJConnecticut: #179 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,139 boysCTCalifornia: #325 for boys · 107 births · 1 in 2,260 boysCAUtah: #108 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 429 boysUTColorado: #212 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 975 boysCONebraska: #136 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 558 boysNEMissouri: #197 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,035 boysMOKentucky: #179 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,020 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedWVVirginia: #277 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 1,897 boysVAMaryland: #315 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,028 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedDEArizona: #277 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,508 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedNMKansas: #89 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 352 boysKSArkansas: #246 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,305 boysARTennessee: #227 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,391 boysTNNorth Carolina: #326 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,140 boysNCSouth Carolina: #190 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 979 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #144 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 632 boysOKLouisiana: #428 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,484 boysLAMississippi: #266 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,383 boysMSAlabama: #469 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,563 boysALGeorgia: #265 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 1,495 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Cooper, so not publishedHITexas: #304 for boys · 94 births · 1 in 1,752 boysTXFlorida: #374 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 2,554 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Wyoming#80 · 1 in 233
  2. Kansas#89 · 1 in 352
  3. Montana#94 · 1 in 307
  4. Utah#108 · 1 in 429
  5. New Hampshire#109 · 1 in 446

Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Wyoming#8081 in 233
Kansas#89461 in 352
Montana#94131 in 307
Utah#108481 in 429
New Hampshire#109131 in 446
Idaho#115191 in 402
South Dakota#12291 in 451
North Dakota#13171 in 482
Nebraska#136181 in 558
Maine#14381 in 708
Oklahoma#144321 in 632
Oregon#150311 in 639
Alaska#17251 in 678
Washington#176431 in 804
Minnesota#178291 in 1,002
Connecticut#179161 in 1,139
Kentucky#179231 in 1,020
South Carolina#190211 in 979
Massachusetts#193261 in 1,395
Missouri#197331 in 1,035
Colorado#212281 in 975
Iowa#212141 in 1,186
Indiana#214321 in 1,201
Wisconsin#221221 in 1,331
Michigan#227411 in 1,435
Tennessee#227261 in 1,391
Arkansas#246111 in 1,305
Pennsylvania#263331 in 2,002
Georgia#265361 in 1,495
Mississippi#266111 in 1,383
Ohio#276331 in 2,102
Arizona#277241 in 1,508
Virginia#277211 in 1,897
Nevada#29281 in 1,472
Illinois#293451 in 1,773
Texas#304941 in 1,752
Maryland#315141 in 2,028
California#3251071 in 2,260
North Carolina#326231 in 2,140
Florida#374341 in 2,554
New York#399371 in 3,074
New Jersey#425131 in 3,649
Louisiana#428111 in 2,484
Alabama#46971 in 3,563
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
New Mexico
Rhode Island
Vermont
West Virginia

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
  • 23 spots since 2024 (#50#27)
  • 48 spots since 2020 (#75#27)
  • 50 spots since 2015 (#77#27)
  • Biggest jump: 279 spots in 1982 (#1,270#991)
  • Biggest drop: 145 spots in 1886 (#700#845)
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s30#700 (1885)#855
1890s21#1,002 (1898)#1,064
1900s20#1,020 (1909)#1,138
1910s163#1,023 (1912)#1,508
1920s172#1,564 (1929)#1,970
1930s135#1,521 (1938)#2,047
1940s117#1,642 (1946)#2,237
1950s118#1,725 (1951)#2,521
1960s155#1,435 (1964)#2,266
1970s238#1,304 (1979)#2,040
1980s1,020#749 (1989)#959
1990s6,274#254 (1998)#438
2000s32,438#84 (2009)#144
2010s49,273#75 (2010)#82
2020s33,528#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.

Cooper in 1999

girls
#5,039
21 births · 1 in 84,468 girls
boys
#261
1,190 births · 1 in 1,614 boys

Top girls' names in 1999

  1. #1Emily26,542
  2. #2Hannah21,679
  3. #3Alexis19,237
  4. #4Sarah19,119
  5. #5Samantha19,044
  6. #6Ashley18,136
  7. #7Madison18,054
  8. #8Taylor16,906
  9. #9Jessica16,350
  10. #10Elizabeth15,350
  11. #5,039Cooper21

Top boys' names in 1999

  1. #1Jacob35,371
  2. #2Michael33,915
  3. #3Matthew30,418
  4. #4Joshua27,265
  5. #5Nicholas25,639
  6. #6Christopher25,604
  7. #7Andrew23,866
  8. #8Joseph23,220
  9. #9Daniel22,704
  10. #10Tyler22,669
  11. #261Cooper1,190
More about 1999

girls

1,773,823 girls got a published name in 1999; 1 in 84,468 of them was named Cooper, which outranked 70.3% of the 16,947 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cooper
  1. #4,870Xochil22
  2. #4,870Yakelin22
  3. #4,870Zayla22
  4. #5,039Cooper21
  5. #5,039Adam21
  6. #5,039Ailene21
  7. #5,039Aili21
  8. #5,219Aaryn20
  9. #5,219Adi20
  10. #5,219Aidee20

Tied with 179 names at #5,039; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,407Citlalli#2,338#931
  2. 1,329Noelia#2,048#719
  3. 1,060Amaya#1,458#398
  4. 864Kyara#1,789#925
  5. 604Journey#1,557#953
Fallers
  1. 579Erykah#779#1,358
  2. 417Tea#747#1,164
  3. 415Tasia#800#1,215
  4. 406Monika#930#1,336
  5. 357Chase#952#1,309

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,920,150 boys got a published name in 1999; 1 in 1,614 of them was named Cooper, which outranked 97.8% of the 11,614 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Cooper
  1. #258Zachery1,219
  2. #259Kameron1,205
  3. #260Alberto1,199
  4. #261Cooper1,190
  5. #262Louis1,143
  6. #263Randy1,139
  7. #264Nickolas1,138
Biggest movers since 1998
Risers
  1. 1,239Trajan#2,235#996
  2. 669Tyreese#1,558#889
  3. 595Latrell#1,231#636
  4. 420Zion#694#274
  5. 414Xander#1,338#924
Fallers
  1. 381Jaret#555#936
  2. 362Kordell#841#1,203
  3. 313Juwan#524#837
  4. 296Jarett#743#1,039
  5. 288Christion#989#1,277

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1999