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Cooper vs Lenka

Cooper and Lenkacompared 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 · Girls

    In 2024, Cooper was ranked #3695 and Lenka #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Cooper and Lenka over time

Cooper and Lenka appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lenka 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.

Lenka 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.

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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 20132024

    Cooper held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lenka in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Cooper #2643 in 2019, Lenka #2314 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2024: Cooper moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #4709 and #4056; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #5891.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #3695, Lenka #5891.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Cooper, Lenka
FieldCooperLenka
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/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

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

Lenka

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2011–2022

    Highest recorded position: #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2011–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls