Kooper is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Kooper means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Kooper across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Kooper has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Kooper is a boy name of Old English origin meaning “variant of Cooper, barrel maker”. A respelling of the occupational surname Cooper.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,392 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 48 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Kooper per year, United States (1990 to 2025). United States peaked in 2022 (257/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (9/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2015 (3/yr).
Kooper is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2022, when it ranked #1,893 nationally (given to 257 babies that year).
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