Blair vs Cooper

Blair 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.

Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Blair was ranked #59 and Cooper #121 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blair was ranked #1758 and Cooper #139 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Blair was ranked #395 and Cooper #161 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Blair was ranked #603 and Cooper #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Blair and Cooper over time

Blair and Cooper appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Blair held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Cooper in 23.
Highest recorded here: Blair #678 in 1997, Cooper #134 in 2019.
The order changed in 2002: Cooper moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #1330 and #1425; by 2002 that had become #3225 and #907.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blair #1758, Cooper #139.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024
Blair held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Cooper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blair #603 in 2024, Cooper #2643 in 2019.
The order changed in 2015: Blair moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4739 and #4739; by 2015 that had become #2195 and #4103.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blair #603, Cooper #3695.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cooper

Pairs where Cooper shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Cooper vs Max
Cooper and Max changed places 12 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1998 and 2025, ending at #19 and #30.
Cooper · Max · 28 shared years, 1998–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Liam vs Cooper
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Liam #1 in 2010, Cooper #12 in 2012.
Liam · Cooper · 18 shared years, 2006–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2012 New Zealand ranking
Oliver vs Cooper
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Oliver #1 in 2013, Cooper #12 in 2012.
Oliver · Cooper · 18 shared years, 2006–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2013 New Zealand ranking
William vs Cooper
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — William #1 in 2009, Cooper #4 in 2009.
William · Cooper · 28 shared years, 1998–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2009 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Blair, Cooper
Field	Blair	Cooper
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	An English occupational surname meaning 'barrel maker', from Middle English 'couper'.
Origin	Not yet recorded	English (occupational surname)
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈkup.əɹ/
Syllables	1	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Blair does not have one recorded yet.
Blair has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Cooper.
A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Blair doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Blair

Popularity journey

First recorded1968
First recorded at #88 among boys in New Zealand in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1996
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1979 (recorded 1968–1996).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Cooper

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1998–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 1998–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys