Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Kooper isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1990. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kooper through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,392
- 4,012 boys · 380 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 257 babies
- 2025
- 246
- #1,024 for boys · #4,822 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +16%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 91% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 218 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 1,024 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 15.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 28 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (27). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,739 as a first name in 2020; 163 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.
Kooper’s family of names
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Kooper, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Colter
“a horse herdsman”
>99% boys
Kolson
>99% boys
Karter
“a transporter of merchandise” · “one who transports goods; one who drives a cart”
86% boys · 14% girls
Kohen
Kohen is a masculine given name from Hebrew.
98% boys · 2% girls
Keiler
>99% boys
Roper
“one who makes rope”
98% boys · 2% girls
Koda
Koda is a masculine given name.
91% boys · 9% girls
Canyon
“from the footpath” · “from the deep ravine”
92% boys · 8% girls