boy's name
Topper
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 53
Topper is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 12 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising 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 1954.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Topper over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 5 |
| 2010s | 11 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 37 |
How popular is Topper?
In 2025, Topper 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 Topper
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Topper also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Topper over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Topper
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Topper — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Topper
How popular is the name Topper?
In 2025, Topper was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Topper a girl's or a boy's name?
Topper is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Topper?
Topper has 2 syllables.
When was Topper most popular?
Topper peaked in 2025, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Topper a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Topper currently ranks #6,826 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.