Cooper vs Darby

Cooper and Darbycompared 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, Cooper was ranked #139 and Darby #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Cooper was ranked #198 and Darby #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cooper was ranked #3695 and Darby #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Cooper and Darby over time

Cooper and Darby appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 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 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.

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
Cooper and Darby changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2013 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #2000.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cooper #2643 in 2019, Darby #1628 in 2021.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys16 shared years, 2000–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Darby in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #134 in 2019, Darby #2052 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #139, Darby #2921.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Darby in 9.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #2643 in 2019, Darby #1628 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #3695, Darby #2000.

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 Cooper, Darby
Field	Cooper	Darby
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	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Darby does not have one recorded yet.
Cooper and Darby both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Darby doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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 #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Darby

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys