Cooper vs Damilola
Cooper and Damilolacompared 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 2025, Cooper was ranked #105 and Damilola #5137 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Cooper was ranked #5581 and Damilola #3192 among girls in England and Wales.
Cooper and Damilola over time
Cooper and Damilola appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Damilola 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.
Damilola 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 · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2025
Cooper held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Damilola in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #105 in 2025, Damilola #1761 in 1997.
The order changed in 1998: Cooper moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #2022 and #1761; by 1998 that had become #1110 and #2901.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cooper #105, Damilola #5137.
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
| Field | Cooper | Damilola |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | An English occupational surname meaning 'barrel maker', from Middle English 'couper'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (occupational surname) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkup.əɹ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Damilola does not have one recorded yet.
- Cooper has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Damilola.
- A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Damilola doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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 #105 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Damilola
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2005
Highest recorded position: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys