Cooper vs Serine
Cooper and Serinecompared 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 2021, Cooper was ranked #5581 and Serine #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Cooper and Serine over time
Cooper and Serine appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Serine 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.
Serine 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 · Girls8 shared years, 2013–2021
Cooper held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Serine in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cooper #2674 in 2018, Serine #3615 in 2015.
The order changed in 2020: Serine moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2674 and #5666; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #5493.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Cooper #5581, Serine #3961.
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 | Serine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025) | Norway · Girls #361 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Serine does not have one recorded yet.
- Cooper has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serine.
- A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Serine 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
Serine
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #671 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #361 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls