Names like Cooper
In 2025, 7,472 boys born in the US were named Cooper, #27 among boys' names.
It was in the top 1,000 as early as 1882, dropped out, and has been back every year since 1984.
More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.
Births rose 42% from 5,272 in 2015.
For 8 of the 12 names below, the current unbroken run in the top 1,000 began in 1979 or later (Cooper's began in 1984).
Cooper's rank every ten years
- 1880—
- 1890—
- 1900—
- 1910#974
- 1920—
- 1930—
- 1940—
- 1950—
- 1960—
- 1970—
- 1980—
- 1990#697
- 2000#241
- 2010#75
- 2020#75
- 2025#27
— outside the top 1,000
12 boy names with a similar curve
| Name | Rank in 2025 | Births in 2025 | In the top 1,000 every year since |
|---|---|---|---|
| Josiah | #54 | 5,509 | 1974 |
| Jace | #114 | 3,083 | 1979 |
| Bryson | #152 | 2,416 | 1979 |
| Grayson | #51 | 5,805 | 1983 |
| Ashton | #197 | 1,801 | 1982 |
| Brayden | #229 | 1,545 | 1991 |
| Brody | #236 | 1,492 | 1984 |
| Colton | #103 | 3,420 | 1982 |
| Leonardo | #91 | 3,789 | 1943 |
| Giovanni | #123 | 2,939 | 1965 |
| Parker | #102 | 3,477 | 1978 |
| Braxton | #172 | 2,131 | 1985 |
How this list was made
We compared Cooper's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.