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Unisex name

Copper

/ˈkɑpɚ/ · 28% girls, 72% boys · 54 born in 2025

Copper has been given to about 592 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈkɑpɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 586
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Copper per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2025 · 54
  • Born in 202554
  • All time592

How popular is Copper?

Its best year was 2025, when 54 babies were given the name, ranking 8479th. The typical living American called Copper is about 8 years old today. It is relatively most common in Colorado, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Copper

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cooper0.92
  2. Kooper0.88
  3. Conner0.82
  4. Konner0.79
  5. Colter0.75
  6. Clover0.72
  7. Roger0.68
  8. Homer0.68

Middle names for Copper

Ranked by flow score
  1. Copper Anne0.81
  2. Copper Josephine0.78
  3. Copper Marie0.77
  4. Copper Grace0.77
  5. Copper Eve0.77
  6. Copper Jane0.77

Sibling names for Copper

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.90
  2. Kaisenbrother · 0.90
  3. Westynbrother · 0.90
  4. Laylanisister · 0.90
  5. Emilianasister · 0.90
  6. Seraphinasister · 0.89

Where Copper is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Colorado0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Copper Anderson0.77
  2. Copper White0.72
  3. Copper Nguyen0.72
  4. Copper Moore0.72
  5. Copper Hill0.72
  6. Copper Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Copper

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Copper across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.