Masculine dossier · first seen 1882
Cooper
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
7,472
Current vitality
Strong
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Cooper
How many people are named Cooper?
An estimated 121,637 living Americans are named Cooper.
How rare is Cooper?
Cooper is still widely used among babies today, with 7,472 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Cooper?
The median age of a living American named Cooper is approximately 12 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 18 years old.
Is Cooper still popular?
Yes — Cooper is currently rising in popularity, with 7,472 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Cooper most common?
Cooper has its strongest geographic signal in Wyoming, where it appears 3.8× more often than the national baseline.
1882Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
7,472
All-time
123,702
Where it lives now
Cooper is most concentrated in Wyoming — about 3.8× the national rate in the 2010s.
States where Cooper is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.