Unisex name · since 1912
Copeland
Copeland has 1,198 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,198
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Copeland currently ranks #1359 among unisex names in America, with 1,198 babies recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Copeland recorded 1,198 times among boys since 1912, holding rank #1359 nationally today, ahead of 90% 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 1912 to 2025.
- #4,592 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,359 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,198 born since 1912
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Copeland ranks #4,592 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,359 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,198 born since 1912, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,592 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,198
- born since 1912
- 2020s
- peak decade
Copeland's 1,198 recorded births place it above 89.89% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Copeland compares
1,198 Top 29% higher than 71% of 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
Copeland's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Copeland | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 138 | 34 | 22,252 |
Copeland's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Copeland's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 87% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 13%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1912, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 138, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Copeland popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 138
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Copeland popularity over time - girls
281 total births recorded since 2009 (Copeland as girls' name)
Copeland by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (468 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Copeland's strongest decade.
468 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Copeland births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 26
1920s
26 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 156
2000s
156 births
- 2010s
2010s
458 births
- 2020s
2020s
468 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 468 births (39% of all-time use).
How Copeland compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Copeland's total volume
Copeland by state
Where Copeland concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 101 | 8.4% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 46 | 3.8% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 41 | 3.4% |
| #4 | Alabama | | 33 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #6 | South Carolina | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 14 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.9% |
101 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Copeland appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- Texas records the most Copelands (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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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, 1912–2025 (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 Copeland 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.