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Cooper

Cooper ranks #75 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 2 places, 22 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #7 among boy dog names.
Cooper's popularity trend

Cooper's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2014.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
22
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#75
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−131
2014 → 2019
Gender split
93% male
7% female93% male

Gender split comes from 60 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Cooper mean?
/ˈkupɚ/2 syllablesOrigin: a surname

Cooper is an English occupational surname for someone who made or repaired wooden barrels and casks, from the word coop, meaning a container built of staves and hoops. Like many surnames, it moved into everyday use as a given name over the last few decades.

Cooper has a solid, dependable sound with a bit of rustic charm. It suits a pet with a sturdy build and an easygoing, steady temperament.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Cooper shows up

Cats named Cooper per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.06%
SeattleWA, US0.08%

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