Cooper: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “barrel maker”
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- KOO-per · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Occupational surname for a maker or repairer of barrels, casks, and tubs. It became a given name through surname use.
How popular is Cooper?
Babies named Cooper in 20245,843
2024 rank#50 boys
Peak year2024
Total US babies since 1880118,804
Cooper has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Cooper
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Cooper questions
What does the name Cooper mean?
Cooper means "barrel maker". It comes from English. Occupational surname for a maker or repairer of barrels, casks, and tubs. It became a given name through surname use.
Is Cooper a boy or girl name?
Cooper is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Cooper?
5,843 US babies were named Cooper in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.
How do you pronounce Cooper?
Cooper is usually pronounced KOO-per.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.