Boys' name · since 2008
Copelan
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 211 babies named Copelan, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Copelan is the #6709 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 211 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Copelan recorded 211 times among boys since 2008, holding rank #6709 nationally today, ahead of 52% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #12,622 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,709 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 211 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Copelan ranks #12,622 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,709 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 211 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,622 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,709 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Copelan's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Copelan compares
211 39th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Copelan's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Copelan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 211 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 34 | 22,252 |
Copelan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Copelan's full recorded timeline at 2018, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2018 peak of 36 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Copelan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Copelan by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (106 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Copelan's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Copelan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 13
2000s
13 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 106 births (50% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Copelan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Copelan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.