Cooper

Boy name

Cooper has been given to 126,484 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #27 for boys (2025).

Meaning & origin /ˈkupɚ/

Origin: surnames

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

126,484

Peak year

2025 (7,653 babies)

Rank in 2025

#27 for boys

First recorded

1882

10-year trend

▲ +42%

Gender split

2% girls / 98% boys

Cooper Flagg

American basketball player (born 2006)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Cooper.

126,778 babies since 1904

129,502 babies since 1880

123,225 babies since 1880

133,606 babies since 1946

116,169 babies since 1880

137,101 babies since 1880

112,690 babies since 1880

111,768 babies since 1880

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