Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Cooper

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Barrel Maker

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Surname
  • Trade/Occupational
  • Word

Pronunciation

co(o)-per

Famous People

journalist, correspondent, and author Anderson Cooper, actor Gary Cooper, industrialist, inventor, and founder of Cooper Union Peter Cooper, guitarist Al Kooper

Celebrity Babies

son of Hugh Hefner, son of Philip Seymour Hoffman, son of Joshua Morrow (Cooper Jacob), son of Bill Murray

More about the name

Cooper is a masculine given name of English origin. Its meaning is "barrel maker".
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #27, 7,472 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #1241, 181 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
20257,472181
20245,699144
20235,441162
20225,628145
20214,673130
20204,592117
20194,555103
20184,473109
20174,61799
20164,974125

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2025 (rank #105, 493 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #2642, 9 births); most recent 2024 (rank #3695, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoysGirls
2025493–
20243846
20233724
20223574
20213933
20203403
20194219
20184179
20173748
20163908

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2437, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3272, 6 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
20236
20229
202110
20207
20195
20187
2017–
2016–
20153
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2018 (rank #142, 43 births); most recent 2025 (rank #199, 24 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
202524
202433
202329
202235
202133
202020
201937
201843
201734
201631

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2013 (rank #58, 116 births); most recent 2025 (rank #79, 65 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
202565
202440
202357
202258
202175
202077
201984
201874
2017110
201693

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2015 (rank #126, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #138, 17 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202517
202417
202314
202216
202117
202017
201917
201817
201723
201623

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #65, 67 births); most recent 2023 (rank #53, 50 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #676, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoysGirls
202350–
202247–
202158–
202029–
201942–
201840–
2017465
201638–
201551–
201437–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence