Cooper
Girl name · #1245 in 2025 · Rare
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. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Cooper in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Cooper is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Cooper will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Cooper is most common
State-level data for Cooper is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
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. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
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.