Is Copper a boy or girl name?

Copper is a unisex name. Of the 592 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 27.5% were girls and 72.5% were boys.

Copper

Recorded 1978–2025 · United States

Copper was most popular in 2025, when 54 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,336 that year. In 2025 it ranked #5,336, with 54 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 592 people named Copper.

Copper over time

Births per year. The dot marks Copper’s peak in 2025. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Copper a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Copper is a unisex name — 27.5% of the 592 Americans given it were girls and 72.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 28% girls and 72% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org