Cooper is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #27 in 2025.
Cooper is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #27 among boys (7,472) and #1,244 among girls (181) — overall #37 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7,653 | 7,653 | #1,244 | #27 |
| 2024 | 5,859 | 5,859 | #1,505 | #50 |
| 2023 | 5,607 | 5,607 | #1,388 | #52 |
| 2022 | 5,776 | 5,776 | #1,498 | #53 |
| 2021 | 4,803 | 4,803 | #1,614 | #68 |
| 2020 | 4,709 | 4,709 | #1,721 | #75 |
| 2019 | 4,660 | 4,660 | #1,924 | #80 |
| 2018 | 4,582 | 4,582 | #1,853 | #83 |
| 2017 | 4,717 | 4,717 | #1,995 | #88 |
| 2016 | 5,099 | 5,099 | #1,704 | #79 |
| 2015 | 5,383 | 5,383 | #1,854 | #77 |
| 2014 | 4,973 | 4,973 | #1,716 | #86 |
| 2013 | 5,005 | 5,005 | #1,882 | #84 |
| 2012 | 5,297 | 5,297 | #1,921 | #83 |
| 2011 | 5,284 | 5,284 | #1,860 | #82 |
| 2010 | 5,345 | 5,345 | #2,262 | #75 |
| 2009 | 5,147 | 5,147 | #2,515 | #84 |
| 2008 | 5,173 | 5,173 | #1,790 | #92 |
| 2007 | 4,722 | 4,722 | #2,041 | #96 |
| 2006 | 3,815 | 3,815 | #2,641 | #113 |
| 2005 | 3,461 | 3,461 | #2,533 | #120 |
| 2004 | 3,128 | 3,128 | #2,158 | #133 |
| 2003 | 2,412 | 2,412 | #3,307 | #167 |
| 2002 | 1,964 | 1,964 | #3,907 | #196 |
| 2001 | 1,830 | 1,830 | #4,589 | #202 |
| 2000 | 1,431 | 1,431 | #4,555 | #241 |
| 1999 | 1,211 | 1,211 | #5,073 | #261 |
| 1998 | 1,197 | 1,197 | #5,181 | #254 |
| 1997 | 864 | — | #4,252 | #315 |
| 1996 | 689 | — | #4,767 | #363 |
| 1995 | 650 | — | #5,262 | #376 |
| 1994 | 542 | — | #4,270 | #439 |
| 1993 | 431 | — | #13,930 | #491 |
| 1992 | 360 | — | #7,631 | #546 |
| 1991 | 274 | — | #10,503 | #625 |
| 1990 | 222 | — | #6,191 | #706 |
| 1989 | 174 | — | — | #749 |
| 1988 | 158 | — | #5,971 | #786 |
| 1987 | 136 | — | — | #794 |
| 1986 | 105 | — | — | #886 |
| 1985 | 117 | — | #8,528 | #857 |
| 1984 | 92 | — | — | #918 |
| 1983 | 71 | — | — | #1,051 |
| 1982 | 83 | — | — | #991 |
| 1981 | 52 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1980 | 52 | — | — | #1,294 |
| 1979 | 50 | — | — | #1,306 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | — | #2,215 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | — | #1,831 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1975 | 21 | — | — | #2,146 |
| 1974 | 26 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1973 | 16 | — | — | #2,421 |
| 1972 | 13 | — | — | #2,686 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | — | #1,931 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | — | #2,008 |
| 1969 | 12 | — | — | #2,571 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,344 |
| 1967 | 7 | — | — | #3,306 |
| 1966 | 15 | — | — | #2,061 |
| 1965 | 26 | — | — | #1,522 |
| 1964 | 30 | — | — | #1,441 |
| 1963 | 18 | — | — | #1,914 |
| 1962 | 8 | — | — | #3,091 |
| 1961 | 13 | — | — | #2,338 |
| 1960 | 13 | — | — | #2,341 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | — | #3,083 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,332 |
| 1957 | 10 | — | — | #2,671 |
| 1956 | 15 | — | — | #2,106 |
| 1955 | 16 | — | — | #1,985 |
| 1954 | 12 | — | — | #2,338 |
| 1953 | 16 | — | — | #1,973 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | — | #2,556 |
| 1951 | 19 | — | — | #1,737 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #3,782 |
| 1949 | 9 | — | — | #2,648 |
| 1948 | 10 | — | — | #2,480 |
| 1947 | 14 | — | — | #2,095 |
| 1946 | 19 | — | — | #1,647 |
| 1945 | 14 | — | — | #1,867 |
| 1944 | 10 | — | — | #2,337 |
| 1943 | 8 | — | — | #2,774 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | — | #2,168 |
| 1941 | 12 | — | — | #2,107 |
| 1940 | 9 | — | — | #2,513 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | — | #1,975 |
| 1938 | 20 | — | — | #1,529 |
| 1937 | 9 | — | — | #2,522 |
| 1936 | 18 | — | — | #1,599 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | — | #1,778 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | — | #2,295 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | — | #2,400 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | — | #2,348 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,350 |
| 1930 | 16 | — | — | #1,909 |
| 1929 | 22 | — | — | #1,572 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | — | #2,893 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | — | #2,059 |
| 1926 | 19 | — | — | #1,803 |
| 1925 | 17 | — | — | #1,948 |
| 1924 | 16 | — | — | #2,064 |
| 1923 | 16 | — | — | #2,039 |
| 1922 | 19 | — | — | #1,837 |
| 1921 | 18 | — | — | #1,923 |
| 1920 | 20 | — | — | #1,767 |
| 1919 | 23 | — | — | #1,541 |
| 1918 | 25 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1917 | 15 | — | — | #2,004 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | — | #1,602 |
| 1915 | 18 | — | — | #1,671 |
| 1914 | 10 | — | — | #2,136 |
| 1913 | 12 | — | — | #1,599 |
| 1912 | 20 | — | — | #1,032 |
| 1911 | 10 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1910 | 10 | — | — | #1,058 |
| 1909 | 9 | — | — | #1,035 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | — | #1,197 |
| 1898 | 6 | — | — | #1,028 |
| 1896 | 5 | — | — | #1,130 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1887 | 5 | — | — | #959 |
| 1886 | 6 | — | — | #866 |
| 1885 | 8 | — | — | #714 |
| 1882 | 6 | — | — | #860 |