Cooper

Popularity Trends

The name Cooper is the #622 most popular name of all time in the U.S. on a gender-neutral basis, with a total of 112,935 recorded births since 1882. This represents the 92.0% percentile of name popularity (more popular than 92.0% of all names). For boys, it ranks #286 (93.8% percentile) for all time with 110,479 births since 1882. For girls, it ranks #3,495 (38.8% percentile) for all time with 2,456 births since 1985.

Cooper first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1882 (1882 for boys and 1985 for girls). Birth data for Cooper is available in 126 out of the 142 years between 1882 and 2023 (126 years for boys and 36 years for girls). The Social Security Administration only reports birth data for years in which the name was given to at least five children of the same gender.

The name Cooper has been given almost exclusively to boys, with 97.8% of all recorded births being male.

For boys, Cooper reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 94.6% percentile (ranked #50) with 2,963 births per million. The name was most common in 2022, with 3,003 births per million (ranked 94.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2020, the popularity of this name for boys has been increasing. Currently, Cooper is at or near its peak popularity for boys, ranked #50 (94.6% percentile) with 2,963 births per million.

For girls, Cooper reached its peak popularity in 2023, achieving the 16.5% percentile (ranked #791) with 92 births per million. The name was most common in 2023, with 92 births per million (ranked 16.5% percentile). Since reaching a low point around 2019, the popularity of this name for girls has been increasing. Currently, Cooper is at or near its peak popularity for girls, ranked #791 (16.5% percentile) with 92 births per million.

This chart shows the total number of births per million babies in each year for the name "Cooper".

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Key Statistics

Total Births

2,456

Peak Births

161

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1985

Peak Percentile

16.5%

Current Percentile

16.5%

Peak Rank

#791

Current Rank

#791

Female statistics

Total Births

110,479

Peak Births

5,625

Peak Year

2023

First Recorded

1882

Peak Percentile

94.6%

Current Percentile

94.6%

Peak Rank

#50

Current Rank

#50

Male statistics

Names That Sound Similar

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Names with Similar Spellings

These similar-looking names have spellings that are closest to the spelling of "Cooper", in the sense that there are the fewest number of letter differences between the two spellings. These names exclude other spelling variations of this name. View all variations of Cooper.

Names with Correlated Trends

These 12 names have popularity trends that correlate most strongly with the name Cooper's popularity from 1924 to 2023 on a gender-neutral basis. Names may rise and fall in popularity for a variety of reasons, but correlations often reflect either changes in naming fashion or demographic shifts.

The correlation calculations in the table below ignore absolute popularity to show you names that move in similar directions as the name Cooper at the same time. They also correct for changes in the overall birth rate over time. The 0-100% trend values are calculated by dividing each name's gender-neutral births per million by the peak births per million for that name.

The 12 names most strongly correlated to Cooper range from Madilyn at 99.2% correlation to Jet at 98.8% correlation, with an average correlation level of 99.0%. The most popular of these 12 most correlated names is Madilyn with 22.2K births (100% girls) and the least popular is Keylin with 1.4K births (78% girls).

Cooper's share of births peaked at 3,084.1 births per million in 2022 (92 for girls in 2023 and 3,003.2 for boys in 2023). It reached its lowest point of 2.7 births per million (0% of peak) in 1950. In 2023, the most recent period with data, the name Cooper had 3,054.7 births per million, 99% of its peak popularity.

This chart shows how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak (100%).

Madilyn

22.2k

99.24% (very strong)

Azaria

6,957

99.21% (very strong)

Alijah

14.2k

99.12% (very strong)

Kaliyah

11.4k

99.08% (very strong)

Amauri

2,731

98.96% (very strong)

Yamileth

6,104

98.94% (very strong)

Amariah

3,395

98.92% (very strong)

Keylin

1,385

98.91% (very strong)

Siena

10.1k

98.87% (very strong)

Dalilah

4,697

98.87% (very strong)

Alyana

1,962

98.82% (very strong)

Jet

3,182

98.78% (very strong)

About this table: Correlation values are shown as percentages from 0% to 100%, with each value accompanied by its strength (very weak to very strong). Higher percentages and stronger correlations indicate names that rise and fall together more closely in popularity. The strength labels are color-coded from gray (very weak) to green (very strong). The Trend column visualizes how each name's popularity has changed over time relative to its peak. Absolute correlation values are shown for simplicity (all correlations here are positive). The Total Births column is color-coded by gender distribution - blue shades for predominantly male names and red shades for predominantly female names, with purple hues indicating a more balanced gender distribution.

How to Pronounce Cooper

Our model has identified 2 different pronunciations for the name Cooper. Click the play button under each pronunciation to hear it spoken aloud.

Our model is 90.2% confident that Cooper is pronounced as KUE-per, which has 2 syllables. The next most likely pronunciation is KOO-per, at 9.8% confidence, with 2 syllables.

KUE-per

90.2%

KOO-per

9.8%

KUE-per (2 syllables)

Verified

90.2% confidence

K UW1 P ER0

KOO-per (2 syllables)

9.8% confidence

K UH1 P ER0

Possible Additional Pronunciations

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About Pronunciation Data

Our confidence scores estimate the likelihood that a particular pronunciation is the most correct for a given name spelling. These scores are derived from pronunciation dictionaries, manual verification, your feedback, and a fine-tuned large language model trained to generate name pronunciations.

For any given spelling, confidence scores across all identified pronunciations sum to 100%. However, these scores don't account for the possibility of valid pronunciations that our model hasn't identified.

The raw pronunciations shown (like K UW1 P ER0) use the ARPAbet phoneme system, a standardized way to represent English speech sounds. Each symbol represents a distinct sound in American English. Visit the ARPAbet Wikipedia page to learn more about these phonetic symbols.

Pronunciation audio is generated by an open source text to speech model that has been customized to adhere to pronunciations provided in ARPAbet format, but sometimes pronunciations that differ subtly will sound identical, particularly if the only difference is the level of emphasis on a syllable or a single vowel sound.

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