Copeland
Copeland was the 1359th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 138 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,076 places. More babies were named Copeland in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,359 boys, up 669 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 138boys
- Girls and boys
- 18% girls, 82% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,479babies recorded
Copeland popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,170 | #1,359 | 19 | 138 |
| 2020 | #5,908 | #2,028 | 20 | 70 |
| 2010 | #12,546 | #4,548 | 8 | 21 |
| 2000 | — | #4,826 | — | 15 |
| 1990 | — | #8,350 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | — | #6,422 | — | 5 |
| 1970 | — | #4,832 | — | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #4,110 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | #4,430 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Copeland, counting every spelling?
Copeland is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,233 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,359 for Copeland on its own. Together these spellings went to 151 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copeland | 138 | #1,359 | 398 |
| Kopeland | 13 | #6,655 | 27 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Copeland?
138 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Copeland (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Copeland born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 61 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Copeland.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Copeland?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Copeland are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 14. That makes Copeland a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Copeland by state
How common Copeland was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (4.6×). In 37 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Copeland: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Copeland, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Copeland
How popular is the name Copeland?
Copeland was the 1359th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 138 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,076 places. More babies were named Copeland in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Copeland a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 18% girls, 82% boys given the name Copeland in the US.
Where is Copeland most popular?
In 2021–2025, Copeland was most common in Alabama (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by South Carolina and Arkansas.