Cooper

Meaning: Barrel maker
Origin: English — Occupational

Girl's name · #1244 in the US (2025) · Trending

3% girls · 97% boys — About 97% of babies named Cooper in recent years have been boys. Cooper →

Popularity over time

Cooper is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1985, it stood at #1244 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 2,800 girls have been named Cooper along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,485 in Canada (2024).

Famous Coopers

Cooper Harris — American entrepreneur and actress
Cooper Phillip — Musical artist

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 281,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Bradley Cooper — American actor (born 1975)
Gary Cooper — American actor (1901–1961)
James Fenimore Cooper — American writer (1789–1851)

What Coopers become

Among 160 notable people named Cooper:

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