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Abbas vs Cooper

Abbas and Coopercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Abbas was ranked #685 and Cooper #139 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Abbas was ranked #785 and Cooper #153 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Abbas and Cooper over time

Abbas and Cooper appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abbas in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Abbas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cooper in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 19972024

    Abbas held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Cooper in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Abbas #415 in 2000, Cooper #134 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2007: Cooper moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #504 and #677; by 2007 that had become #782 and #509.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abbas #685, Cooper #139.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Abbas, Cooper
FieldAbbasCooper
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedAn English occupational surname meaning 'barrel maker', from Middle English 'couper'.
OriginNot yet recordedEnglish (occupational surname)
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈkup.əɹ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #685 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Abbas does not have one recorded yet.
  • Abbas and Cooper both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Abbas doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Abbas

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1955

    First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1955–2023

    Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1955–2023).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #685 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Cooper

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2022 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1998–2025

    Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 1998–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys