Cooper Name Meaning

A tailored pick with a boyish side, Cooper is a modern name with vintage origins. He’s naturally curious, always looking for something or somewhere to explore, whether he’s diving into facts or dashing through the forest.

An occupational name like his friends Marshall and Mason, Cooper follows the word name trend closely. The title for a barrel maker, Cooper has hard work in his bones and is a great name for an industrious little one. He’s also a surname choice, retaining the fancy feel of similar picks Jackson and Lincoln.

Cooper is inherently youthful, a playful pick with spunky nicknames like Coop and Scoop. While he does come across as young at heart, there’s no reason that Cooper won’t age nicely into adulthood. Many of today’s top names fit his styling and will be there right beside him to keep him company.

Cooper has a few famous faces in his wheelhouse like sports stars Cooper Kupp and Cooper Vuna. As a surname, he’s strongly associated with journalist Anderson Cooper and actor Bradley Cooper.

While Cooper has seen an uptick in use recently, he’s far from being an everyday occurrence. He’s simple to say and spell, avoiding pesky issues other names encounter. Similar names to Cooper include Taylor, Sawyer, and Brooks.

Infographic of Cooper name meaning, which is An English name, Cooper means barrel maker.
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Cooper Name Popularity

How popular is the name Cooper? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 0 0%
1911 0 0%
1912 936 5 0.001%
1913 0 0%
1914 0 0%
1915 0 0%
1916 0 0%
1917 0 0%
1918 1,420 5 0.0005%
1919 1,398 6 0.0006%
1920 0 0%
1921 0 0%
1922 1,412 6 0.0005%
1923 0 0%
1924 0 0%
1925 0 0%
1926 0 0%
1927 0 0%
1928 0 0%
1929 0 0%
1930 0 0%
1931 1,426 5 0.0005%
1932 0 0%
1933 0 0%
1934 0 0%
1935 0 0%
1936 0 0%
1937 0 0%
1938 0 0%
1939 0 0%
1940 0 0%
1941 0 0%
1942 0 0%
1943 0 0%
1944 0 0%
1945 0 0%
1946 1,479 5 0.0003%
1947 0 0%
1948 0 0%
1949 0 0%
1950 0 0%
1951 0 0%
1952 0 0%
1953 0 0%
1954 0 0%
1955 0 0%
1956 0 0%
1957 0 0%
1958 0 0%
1959 0 0%
1960 0 0%
1961 0 0%
1962 0 0%
1963 0 0%
1964 0 0%
1965 0 0%
1966 0 0%
1967 0 0%
1968 0 0%
1969 0 0%
1970 0 0%
1971 0 0%
1972 0 0%
1973 0 0%
1974 1,774 5 0.0004%
1975 0 0%
1976 0 0%
1977 1,937 5 0.0004%
1978 0 0%
1979 1,789 6 0.0004%
1980 1,743 7 0.0005%
1981 1,482 13 0.0009%
1982 1,128 29 0.0019%
1983 1,335 17 0.0012%
1984 956 44 0.003%
1985 935 51 0.0034%
1986 1,046 39 0.0026%
1987 896 63 0.0041%
1988 862 76 0.0049%
1989 776 113 0.007%
1990 759 131 0.0079%
1991 644 205 0.0126%
1992 550 298 0.0187%
1993 489 385 0.0247%
1994 430 493 0.0321%
1995 377 594 0.0394%
1996 356 641 0.0428%
1997 314 814 0.055%
1998 251 1,168 0.078%
1999 260 1,173 0.0783%
2000 240 1,386 0.0907%
2001 201 1,794 0.1191%
2002 194 1,924 0.1284%
2003 166 2,351 0.1545%
2004 133 3,039 0.1994%
2005 121 3,383 0.2213%
2006 113 3,744 0.2391%
2007 96 4,615 0.2925%
2008 92 5,046 0.3265%
2009 84 5,072 0.3393%
2010 75 5,255 0.3647%
2011 82 5,172 0.363%
2012 83 5,191 0.3643%
2013 84 4,890 0.3435%
2014 86 4,839 0.3321%
2015 77 5,262 0.3616%
2016 79 4,964 0.3443%
2017 88 4,572 0.3276%
2018 83 4,441 0.3232%
2019 80 4,529 0.3346%
2020 74 4,469 0.3511%
2021 67 4,661 0.3813%
2022 55 5,471 0.4147%

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Names Like Cooper

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What names are diminutives of Cooper?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Cooper sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cooper, but shorter.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Coop

Barrel maker

English


What names sound like Cooper?

If you like how Cooper sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Cooper.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Casper

Treasurer

Persian

Gibbor

Strong one

Hebrew

Gibor

Strong one

Hebrew

Harper

Harpist, minstrel

English

Hooper

Maker of hoops

English

Jasper

Treasurer

English

Piper

One who plays the pipes

English

Prosper

Fortunate

Latin

Skipper

Ship, boss

English

Trapper

Trapper

American

Vesper

Evening Star

Latin


What names are similar to Cooper?

Find a name that’s like Cooper, but just a little bit different.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Beckett

Bee cottage

English

Brady

Descendant of Bradach

Irish

Carter

Cart user

English

Hunter

Hunter

English

Jaxon

Son of Jack

English

Kiefer

Barrel maker

German

Parker

Keeper of the park

English

Paxton

Poecc's settlement

English

Sawyer

Wood Cutter

English

Tucker

Cloth softener

English


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14 Comments

  1. We chose the name Cooper because it sounded spunky and would go well with our last name – Corbin. We liked the nickname Coop and just felt that our little boy’s personality – a mix of funny/playful dad and strong willed but silly mom – would be suited well with a name like Cooper!

  2. My husband and I just really liked the name. We also like Coop too, so we knew we wouldn’t be upset if people shortened it.

  3. My boyfriend picked it out

  4. I dont know I think it’s alright

  5. He’s named after a hawk that is common in our area. It’s also gender neutral.

  6. I let my husband choice the name. It’s a good name.

  7. I wanted a name that was somewhat unique, but not too out there. When he was born he just looked like a Cooper, it suited him. Sidenote, my husband loves anything trucks and mechanics and he likes the cooper brand tires. Lol!

  8. Named after the chicken coop.

  9. Just we both lived the name

  10. Well at first cooper was thought of as the middle name by my mother, Braxton Cooper. We kept playing around and around with other names but the father started to really like cooper as a first name and started referring to the baby as cooper and soon his parents did to so we all just came to an agreement cooper was it. Plus i wanted a name that nobody we knew had it and one that wasnt old but not used often or recently.

  11. I have a tenancy to like last names as first names , and I like things that feel a little more old or western. My other boy is Zane, and I thought they went nicely together.

  12. It’s just cute and it stuck after calling him that in utero

  13. We have 3 kids, the first one from my husbands first marriage, Aiden. We wanted to connect the kids somehow, so we decided to do it alphabetically. Aiden, Bentley, Cooper. But also when we were choosing Coopers name we wanted it also to be like a car name like Bentley’s, so they are connected. The 4th child will be car name that begins with a ‘D’, I’m thinking Dakota.

  14. Cooper is my maternal grandmother’s maiden name. I love that my son has this special connection with a beloved member of my family.


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