Kooper
Kooper was the 1024th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 980th with 230 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10 places. More babies were named Kooper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Cooper) barrel maker (surname) · English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,024 boys, up 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 218boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022230 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,392babies recorded
What does the name Kooper mean?
Kooper is a spelling of Cooper, pronounced the same way, so it shares Cooper's meaning and origin.
Cooper is an English occupational surname for a cooper, someone who made barrels and casks. As a first name it is a modern transfer from the surname.
cooper (English, “maker of barrels”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names from occupations.
Kooper popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,822 | #1,024 | 28 | 218 |
| 2020 | #8,696 | #1,112 | 12 | 177 |
| 2010 | #8,521 | #1,125 | 14 | 167 |
| 2000 | — | #3,713 | — | 22 |
| 1990 | — | #8,879 | — | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Kooper, counting every spelling?
Kooper is a spelling of Cooper, a name family that ranked #30 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,024 for Kooper on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,690 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper | 7,472 | #27 | 28,936 |
| Kooper | 218 | #1,024 | 1,055 |
| Kuiper | — | — | 46 |
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 Kooper?
218 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Kooper (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Kooper 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 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Kooper.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Kooper?
About 4,000 people born in the US named Kooper are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Kooper 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.
Kooper by state
How common Kooper was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Oklahoma (4.7×), Iowa (3.0×), Missouri (2.7×), Louisiana (2.2×), Kentucky (2.1×). In 23 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 Kooper: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Kooper, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Kooper
What does Kooper mean?
Kooper is a spelling of Cooper, which means “barrel maker (surname)” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Kooper?
Kooper was the 1024th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 218 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 980th with 230 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 10 places. More babies were named Kooper in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Kooper a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Kooper in the US.
Where is Kooper most popular?
In 2021–2025, Kooper was most common in Oklahoma (0.58 per 1,000 boys), followed by Iowa and Missouri.