Copper
Copper was the 2947th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,628 places. More babies were named Copper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,947 boys, up 486 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 42boys
- Girls and boys
- 26% girls, 74% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202542 babies
- Total since 1880
- 592babies recorded
Copper popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #8,479 | #2,947 | 12 | 42 |
| 2020 | #10,453 | #3,433 | 9 | 32 |
| 2010 | #15,404 | #6,762 | 6 | 12 |
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How popular is Copper, counting every spelling?
Copper is the most common spelling of a name family that had 42 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 42 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper | 42 | #2,947 | 161 |
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 Copper?
42 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Copper (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Copper 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 200 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Copper.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Copper?
About 400 people born in the US named Copper are alive today, with a median age of 8; half are between 4 and 12. That makes Copper 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.
Copper by state
How common Copper was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Copper: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Copper, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Copper
How popular is the name Copper?
Copper was the 2947th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 42 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,628 places. More babies were named Copper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Copper a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 26% girls, 74% boys given the name Copper in the US.
Where is Copper most popular?
In 2021–2025, Copper was most common in Colorado (0.04 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and California.