Cooper
Girl name · #1245 in 2025 · Uniqueness 48/100
Cooper is currently the #1245 girl name in the United States — 181 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #1850, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 9,945 girls born in 2025 was named Cooper.
The 40-year story
Cooper first appears in the Social Security records in 1985, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 181 babies and a rank of #1241. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Cooper per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cooper in class?
Cooper scores 48 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Cooper is most common
Geography matters for names, and Cooper is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Coopers were TX (20), CA (13), FL (8), NC (8), LA (7). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Cooper
Statistically, parents drawn to Cooper tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Vesper, Jasper, Pepper, Clover, and Ever.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Cooper | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 181 | #1241 |
| 2024 | 144 | #1505 |
| 2023 | 162 | #1387 |
| 2022 | 145 | #1497 |
| 2021 | 130 | #1612 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1721 |
| 2019 | 103 | #1919 |
| 2018 | 109 | #1852 |
| 2017 | 99 | #1989 |
| 2016 | 125 | #1704 |
| 2015 | 111 | #1850 |
| 2014 | 122 | #1714 |
| 2013 | 107 | #1880 |
| 2012 | 103 | #1918 |
| 2011 | 108 | #1857 |
| 2010 | 85 | #2258 |
| 2009 | 75 | #2510 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1789 |
| 2007 | 100 | #2034 |
| 2006 | 68 | #2631 |
| 2005 | 68 | #2524 |
| 2004 | 83 | #2155 |
| 2003 | 44 | #3291 |
| 2002 | 33 | #3889 |
| 2001 | 26 | #4564 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Cooper a popular girl name?
Cooper ranked #1245 among girls in 2025 with 181 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1850.
When was the name Cooper most popular?
Cooper peaked in 2025, when 181 American girls received the name (ranked #1241 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Cooper?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 9,945 newborn American girls was named Cooper. It scores 48/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.