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Cooper name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Cooper ranks #27 in male records (7,472 reported) and #1,244 in female records (181 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Cooper becoming more popular?

Cooper's reported male count increased by 1,757 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #50 to #27. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Cooper in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for CooperFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.7,4720201620252016: 125 female records2017: 99 female records2018: 109 female records2019: 103 female records2020: 117 female records2021: 130 female records2022: 145 female records2023: 162 female records2024: 144 female records2025: 181 female records2016: 4,974 male records2017: 4,618 male records2018: 4,473 male records2019: 4,557 male records2020: 4,592 male records2021: 4,673 male records2022: 5,631 male records2023: 5,445 male records2024: 5,715 male records2025: 7,472 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251811,2447,47227
20241441,5055,71550
20231621,3885,44552
20221451,4985,63153
20211301,6144,67368
20201171,7214,59275
20191031,9244,55780
20181091,8534,47383
2017991,9954,61888
20161251,7044,97479

Questions about Cooper’s popularity

How common is Cooper in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Cooper ranks #27 in male records (7,472 reported) and #1,244 in female records (181 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Cooper?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Cooper only.

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