Cooper vs Faolan
Cooper and Faolancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Cooper was ranked #125 and Faolan #116 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Cooper was ranked #139 and Faolan #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Cooper was ranked #175 and Faolan #336 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cooper and Faolan over time
Cooper and Faolan appear together in 3 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Faolan 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.
Faolan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Cooper in 1. 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Cooper #175 in 2017, Faolan #283 in 2016.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2006–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Faolan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #120 in 2017, Faolan #116 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #125, Faolan #116.
England and Wales · Boys12 shared years, 2003–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Faolan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #134 in 2019, Faolan #2270 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #139, Faolan #3254.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2008–2017
Cooper held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Faolan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #175 in 2017, Faolan #283 in 2016.
The order changed in 2012: Cooper moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #623 and #387; by 2012 that had become #233 and #457.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Cooper #175, Faolan #336.
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 | Faolan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #116 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| 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)); Faolan does not have one recorded yet.
- Cooper and Faolan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Faolan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Faolan
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #339 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2024
Highest recorded position: #116 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2006–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys