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Caylum vs Cooper

Caylum 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 2020, Caylum was ranked #2960 and Cooper #156 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2015, Caylum was ranked #699 and Cooper #190 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Caylum and Cooper over time

Caylum and Cooper appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Caylum 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.

Caylum 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 · Boys18 shared years, 19972020

    Caylum held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Cooper in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Caylum #1345 in 1997, Cooper #147 in 2015.

    The order changed in 1998: Cooper moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1345 and #2022; by 1998 that had become #2419 and #1110.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Caylum #2960, Cooper #156.

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 Caylum, Cooper
FieldCaylumCooper
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, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2960 (2020)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Caylum

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2357 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

  2. Highest recorded2003–2015

    Highest recorded position: #423 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #2960 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.

    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