boy's name
Roper
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 655
Roper is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 57 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 82,884 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1992.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Roper 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 | 50 |
| 2000s | 147 |
| 2010s | 213 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 245 |
How popular is Roper?
In 2025, Roper was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Roper
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Roper also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Roper over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Roper
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Roper — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Roper
How popular is the name Roper?
In 2025, Roper was given to 40 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Roper a girl's or a boy's name?
Roper is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Roper?
Roper has 2 syllables.
When was Roper most popular?
Roper peaked in 2024, when 57 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Roper a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Roper currently ranks #3,053 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.