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Cooper vs Suleyman

Cooper and Suleymancompared 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 Suleyman #1460 among boys in England and Wales.

Cooper and Suleyman over time

Cooper and Suleyman appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Cooper held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Suleyman in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Cooper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Suleyman 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Cooper #134 in 2019, Suleyman #1139 in 2021.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 19972024

    Cooper held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Suleyman in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Cooper #134 in 2019, Suleyman #1139 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cooper #139, Suleyman #1460.

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, Suleyman
FieldCooperSuleyman
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #19 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #1460 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cooper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Suleyman does not have one recorded yet.
  • Cooper has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Suleyman.
  • A meaning is recorded for Cooper; Suleyman doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Suleyman

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1139 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1460 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys