Given name & surname
Topper
“the most outstanding; excellent”·“from the hill”
Topper is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “the most outstanding; excellent” (English) and “from the hill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “the most outstanding; excellent” (English) and “from the hill” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Topper through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 53
- 53 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #7,147 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 7,147 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,516 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.
Topper’s family of names
Topper has a related form in Toper. Topper has a related form in Topsea. Topper has a related form in Topsee.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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