Carter vs Cooper

Carter 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.

New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Carter was ranked #70 and Cooper #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Carter was ranked #30 and Cooper #21 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #72 and Cooper #121 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #103 and Cooper #139 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #114 and Cooper #125 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Carter was ranked #317 and Cooper #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carter was ranked #4843 and Cooper #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Carter and Cooper over time

Carter and Cooper appear together in 6 published lists, across 99 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 3 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Carter and Cooper changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2009 and 2025, ending at #317 and #198.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Carter #60 in 2018, Cooper #134 in 2019.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1997–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Cooper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carter #60 in 2018, Cooper #134 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #103, Cooper #139.
New Zealand · Boys18 shared years, 2006–2023
Carter held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cooper in 18.
Highest recorded here: Carter #21 in 2015, Cooper #12 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Carter #30, Cooper #21.
Northern Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2006–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Cooper in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carter #53 in 2013, Cooper #120 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #114, Cooper #125.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Carter held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Cooper in 6.
Highest recorded here: Carter #113 in 2019, Cooper #142 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carter #317, Cooper #198.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 2015–2025
Carter held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cooper in 11.
Highest recorded here: Carter #60 in 2018, Cooper #18 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carter #70, Cooper #19.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2014–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Cooper in 5.
Highest recorded here: Carter #2674 in 2018, Cooper #2643 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #4843, 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 Carter

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

Tom vs Carter
Tom and Carter changed places 13 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #60 and #114.
Tom · Carter · 28 shared years, 1997–2024 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Charlie vs Carter
Charlie and Carter both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlie · Carter · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries
George vs Carter
George and Carter both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
George · Carter · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries
Leo vs Carter
Leo and Carter both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Leo · Carter · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Moved together in several countries

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 Carter, Cooper
Field	Carter	Cooper
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #70 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	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)); Carter does not have one recorded yet.
Carter and Cooper both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Carter doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Carter

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in New Zealand, in 2015 (recorded 2006–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

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