Cooper

“Barrel maker” — English (occupational) origin

Boy's name · #27 in the US (2025) · Trending

Cooper is climbing: on the charts since 1882, it reached #27 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 7,500 boys given the name last year. Roughly 124,000 have carried it all-time. A popular twin pairing with Cooper is Carter for a boy.

Around the world: #15 in New Zealand (2025) · #19 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #20 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #39 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #77 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Coopers

Cooper Flagg — American basketball player (born 2006)
Cooper Koch — American actor and model
Cooper Hoffman — American film actor
Cooper Andrews — American actor from New York (born. 1985)
Cooper Huckabee — American actor

In stories & tradition

Cooper Freedman — Private Practice · Grey's Anatomy
Cooper Howard — Fallout · Fallout Shelter
Cooper Lee — One Tree Hill

What Coopers become

Among 160 notable people named Cooper:

Sports figures appear 3.18× more often than among typical names — e.g. Cooper Flagg, American basketball player (born 2006).

Similar names: Brooks · Colton · Carter · Archer · Ryder · Colter

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