Cooper vs Hadleigh
Cooper and Hadleighcompared 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 Hadleigh #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cooper was ranked #3695 and Hadleigh #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Cooper and Hadleigh over time
Cooper and Hadleigh appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Cooper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Hadleigh 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.
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 England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Cooper #134 in 2019, Hadleigh #1152 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1997–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Hadleigh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #134 in 2019, Hadleigh #1152 in 2019.
The order changed in 1999: Cooper moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2022 and #1761; by 1999 that had become #1850 and #2097.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #139, Hadleigh #2921.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2016–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Hadleigh in 5.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #2643 in 2019, Hadleigh #2411 in 2024.
The order changed in 2020: Hadleigh moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2643 and #5591; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #4535.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #3695, Hadleigh #2411.
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 | Hadleigh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 53/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Hadleigh does not have one recorded yet.
- Cooper and Hadleigh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Hadleigh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Hadleigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1152 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls