The first name Cooper

In 2025, 493 boys were named Cooper, making it the 105th most popular boys’ name.

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Cooper with other names.

In 2025, 7,472 boys born in the United States were named Cooper, the 27th most popular boys’ name that year.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Cooper Flagg
  American basketball player (born 2006)
• Cooper Hoffman
  American film actor, born 2003
• Cooper Koch
  American actor and model, born 1996
• Cooper Andrews
  American actor from New York (born. 1985)
• Cooper Huckabee
  American actor, born 1951
• Cooper Woods
  Australian freestyle skier, born 2000
• Cooper Kupp
  American football player (born 1993)
• Cooper DeJean
  American football player, born 2003
• Cooper Barnes
  British-American actor and producer (born 1979)
• Cooper Raiff
  American filmmaker and actor, born 1997
• Cooper McLeod
  American speed skater, born 2001
• Cooper Roth
  American actor, born 2000

How popular is the name Cooper?

In 2025, 493 boys born in England and Wales were named Cooper, ranking 105th.

Is Cooper a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 98% of the 126,484 US babies named Cooper since 1880 were boys.

When was Cooper most popular?

2025 in the United States, when 7,472 babies were named Cooper, its highest rank at 27th.

How do you pronounce Cooper?

Cooper is /ˈkupɚ/, 2 syllables.

Is Cooper also a surname?

Yes. Cooper is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.