Cooper vs Kacey
Cooper and Kaceycompared 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 Kacey #2921 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Cooper was ranked #265 and Kacey #711 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cooper was ranked #3695 and Kacey #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Cooper and Kacey over time
Cooper and Kacey appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Kacey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Cooper rose about as far as Kacey fell — from #2022 and #1761 in 1997 to #139 and #2921 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Kacey in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #134 in 2019, Kacey #1053 in 2007.
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, 2024: Cooper #139, Kacey #2921.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Cooper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kacey in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #2643 in 2019, Kacey #388 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #3695, Kacey #2115.
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 | Kacey |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| 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)); Kacey does not have one recorded yet.
- Cooper and Kacey both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Kacey doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Kacey
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2019
Highest recorded position: #108 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2019).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls