boy's name
Cope
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 142
Cope is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2015, when 13 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Cope over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 81 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 51 |
How popular is Cope?
In 2025, Cope was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Cope
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Cope also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Cope over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Cope
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Cope — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Cope
How popular is the name Cope?
In 2025, Cope was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Cope a girl's or a boy's name?
Cope is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Cope?
Cope has 1 syllable.
When was Cope most popular?
Cope peaked in 2015, when 13 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Cope a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Cope currently ranks #7,182 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.