Unisex name · since 1990
Kooper
4,012 babies named Kooper in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,012
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
4,012 babies have been named Kooper since 1990, making it today's #1025 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kooper has been recorded 4,012 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #1025 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #2,081 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,025 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,012 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Kooper ranks #2,081 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,025 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,012 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,025 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,012
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Kooper's 4,012 recorded births place it above 95.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
32 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Kooper compares
4,012 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Kooper's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kooper | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,012 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 230 | 34 | 22,252 |
Kooper's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Kooper's full recorded timeline at 2008, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1990, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 230 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Kooper popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 230
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Kooper popularity over time - girls
380 total births recorded since 2004 (Kooper as girls' name)
Kooper by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,820 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Kooper's strongest decade.
1,820 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Kooper births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 120
1990s
120 births
- 2000s
2000s
840 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,820 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,232 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,820 births (45% of all-time use).
How Kooper 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 Kooper's total volume
Kooper by state
Where Kooper concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 484 | 12.1% |
| #2 | Oklahoma | | 176 | 4.4% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 159 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 148 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Utah | | 132 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 126 | 3.1% |
| #7 | California | | 125 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 100 | 2.5% |
484 of 4,012 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 32 reporting states.
Kooper appears in 32 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Kooper's data
- Kooper's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,820 total births) through the 2020s (1,232) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Koopers (484 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Kooper: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Kooper 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.