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Cooper vs Kelly

Cooper and Kellycompared 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 2023, Cooper was ranked #142 and Kelly #3523 among boys in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Cooper was ranked #3695 and Kelly #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

Cooper and Kelly over time

Cooper and Kelly appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 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.

Kelly 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 20 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Cooper rose about as far as Kelly fell — from #2022 and #1454 in 1997 to #142 and #3523 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1997–2023

    Cooper held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Kelly in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Cooper #134 in 2019, Kelly #1454 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2002: Cooper moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #2022 and #1454; by 2002 that had become #907 and #3225.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Cooper #142, Kelly #3523.

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024

    Cooper held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Kelly in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Cooper #2643 in 2019, Kelly #854 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #3695, Kelly #1672.

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.

Other comparisons involving Kelly

Pairs where Kelly shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cooper, Kelly
FieldCooperKelly
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningAn English occupational surname meaning 'barrel maker', from Middle English 'couper'.Not yet recorded
OriginEnglish (occupational surname)Not yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkup.əɹ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)Scotland · Girls #790 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Kelly does not have one recorded yet.
  • Cooper and Kelly both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Kelly doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Cooper

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1998–2025

    Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2009 (recorded 1998–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Kelly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1970–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1978 (recorded 1970–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1672 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls