Cooper vs Kaelum
Cooper and Kaelumcompared 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 2012, Cooper was ranked #174 and Kaelum #403 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2014, Cooper was ranked #210 and Kaelum #3895 among boys in England and Wales.
Cooper and Kaelum over time
Cooper and Kaelum appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaelum 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.
Kaelum 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 · Boys11 shared years, 1997–2014
Cooper held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kaelum in 1.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #210 in 2014, Kaelum #1345 in 1997.
The order changed in 1998: Cooper moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #2022 and #1345; by 1998 that had become #1110 and #1821.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Cooper #210, Kaelum #3895.
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 | Kaelum |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Boys #3895 (2014) |
| 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)); Kaelum does not have one recorded yet.
- Cooper and Kaelum both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Kaelum 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
Kaelum
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
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #3895 among boys in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Boys