Meaning and history
From a surname meaning “barrel maker,” derived from Middle English couper.
20062006: 3,747 births, rank #113
2007: 4,622 births, rank #96
2008: 5,051 births, rank #92
2009: 5,072 births, rank #84
2010: 5,260 births, rank #75
20112011: 5,176 births, rank #82
2012: 5,194 births, rank #83
2013: 4,898 births, rank #84
2014: 4,851 births, rank #86
2015: 5,272 births, rank #77
20162016: 4,974 births, rank #79
2017: 4,618 births, rank #88
2018: 4,473 births, rank #83
2019: 4,557 births, rank #80
2020: 4,592 births, rank #75
20212021: 4,673 births, rank #68
2022: 5,631 births, rank #53
2023: 5,445 births, rank #52
2024: 5,715 births, rank #50
20252025: 7,472 births, rank #27
Cooper has made a dramatic comeback. After first appearing in the US records in 1882, it fell to #1000 by 1889, before climbing to #27 in 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 7,472.