Meaning & origin
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2013. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Copen through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59
- 59 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #9,078 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 9,078 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 13 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,039 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Copen’s family of names
In English usage, Copen as a surname has a related form in COPPIN. In English usage, Copen as a surname has a related form in KOPPEN.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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