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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| 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 | — | — | ||
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 2008
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Idaho#17 · 1 in 121
- Montana#24 · 1 in 121
- Nebraska#24 · 1 in 133
- South Dakota#27 · 1 in 113
- Wyoming#29 · 1 in 118
Best ever in a state: #4 in Vermont, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #17 | 76 | 1 in 121 |
| Montana | #24 | 35 | 1 in 121 |
| Nebraska | #24 | 78 | 1 in 133 |
| South Dakota | #27 | 37 | 1 in 113 |
| Kansas | #29 | 121 | 1 in 140 |
| Wyoming | #29 | 18 | 1 in 118 |
| Oklahoma | #36 | 132 | 1 in 162 |
| Iowa | #38 | 105 | 1 in 157 |
| Utah | #38 | 128 | 1 in 185 |
| Vermont | #45 | 15 | 1 in 129 |
| Missouri | #52 | 186 | 1 in 186 |
| Alaska | #56 | 20 | 1 in 176 |
| Minnesota | #56 | 147 | 1 in 203 |
| Tennessee | #59 | 163 | 1 in 231 |
| Colorado | #60 | 134 | 1 in 221 |
| Indiana | #61 | 171 | 1 in 224 |
| Maine | #61 | 25 | 1 in 204 |
| North Dakota | #61 | 19 | 1 in 184 |
| Alabama | #62 | 98 | 1 in 256 |
| Washington | #62 | 154 | 1 in 242 |
| Mississippi | #67 | 56 | 1 in 281 |
| South Carolina | #68 | 74 | 1 in 311 |
| Oregon | #69 | 79 | 1 in 255 |
| Arkansas | #73 | 60 | 1 in 254 |
| Louisiana | #73 | 88 | 1 in 286 |
| Ohio | #74 | 227 | 1 in 284 |
| Michigan | #76 | 167 | 1 in 308 |
| Wisconsin | #76 | 109 | 1 in 269 |
| Kentucky | #77 | 90 | 1 in 262 |
| North Carolina | #79 | 172 | 1 in 324 |
| New Hampshire | #83 | 20 | 1 in 264 |
| Maryland | #93 | 76 | 1 in 393 |
| West Virginia | #96 | 29 | 1 in 299 |
| Georgia | #101 | 140 | 1 in 437 |
| Virginia | #101 | 102 | 1 in 421 |
| Connecticut | #102 | 40 | 1 in 404 |
| Illinois | #107 | 163 | 1 in 459 |
| Massachusetts | #109 | 66 | 1 in 485 |
| Pennsylvania | #109 | 137 | 1 in 466 |
| Texas | #111 | 420 | 1 in 450 |
| Florida | #124 | 171 | 1 in 588 |
| New Jersey | #125 | 72 | 1 in 633 |
| New York | #134 | 168 | 1 in 649 |
| Rhode Island | #135 | 9 | 1 in 500 |
| Delaware | #136 | 8 | 1 in 494 |
| District of Columbia | #136 | 9 | 1 in 471 |
| Nevada | #136 | 33 | 1 in 457 |
| New Mexico | #165 | 18 | 1 in 620 |
| Arizona | #171 | 66 | 1 in 658 |
| California | #180 | 314 | 1 in 809 |
| Hawaii | #222 | 6 | 1 in 834 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1882
- Peaked 2025 at #27 (7,472 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 19 yrs · run 2007–2025
- Top 1,000: 48 yrs · run 1984–2025
- Highest: 1 in 229 boys born in 2025 were named Cooper (0.44%)
- 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.
Cooper in 2008
Top girls' names in 2008
Top boys' names in 2008
More about 2008
girls
1,890,938 girls got a published name in 2008; 1 in 15,499 of them was named Cooper, which outranked 91.3% of the 20,482 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,786Adina123
- #1,786Cailey123
- #1,786Janell123
- #1,789Cooper122
- #1,789Chandler122
- #1,789Elly122
- #1,789Emmaleigh122
- #1,800Aidan121
- #1,800Brooklin121
- #1,800Jadelyn121
Tied with 10 names at #1,789; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,040,150 boys got a published name in 2008; 1 in 404 of them was named Cooper, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,625 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.