Cooper is a distinctive choice, ranked #3696 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Cooper in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#3696
US Rank #50
About the Name Cooper
Cooper is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1797 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #211 in 2012 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Cooper is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #50, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Cooper
Unlikely. With around 6 UK babies named Cooper per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Cooper in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Cooper is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 1797 places over the last five years to #3696 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Cooper is more popular in the US (#50) than in the UK (#3696). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Cooper include: Jordan E. Cooper — Jordan E.; Cooper Connolly — Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly is an Australian cricketer who represents the Australia national team in all formats.; Artemis Cooper — Artemis Cooper, Lady Beevor FRSL is a British writer, primarily of biographies..
Cooper ranks #50 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
6
UK babies named Cooper (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
< 1
In a school of 600
↑ 1797 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Cooper
Likely around 1 other Cooper in the class
UK Popularity (1997–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Cooper
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Cooper Patrick Leonard Connolly is an Australian cricketer who represents the Australia national team in all formats. He is a left-handed batter and a slow left-arm orthodox bowler, who plays for Western Australia in domestic cricket, Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash League and Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator who anchors the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360°. In addition to his duties at CNN, for two decades Cooper served as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, produced by CBS News.
Kolby Cooper is an American country music singer. Active since 2019, he has released two extended plays and charted one single through Combustion Music.
Cooper Flagg is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began his high school career at Nokomis Regional High School in Newport, Maine, before transferring to Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where he won multiple national high school player of the year honors as a senior.
Roy Asberry Cooper III is an American politician and lawyer who was the 75th governor of North Carolina from 2017 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 50th attorney general of North Carolina from 2001 to 2017 and served in the North Carolina General Assembly from 1987 to 2001.
Calico Cooper is an American singer, dancer, stage performer, actress, comedian, and choreographer. She is the first-born daughter of shock rock singer Alice Cooper and dancer Sheryl Cooper.