Kuper
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- KOO-pur
- Origin
- English
Kuper is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “barrel maker”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Kuper mean?
English: variant spelling of Cooper, an English occupational surname
“barrel maker”
Variant of Cooper, an English occupational surname for a maker of barrels and tubs.
Is Kuper a girl's or a boy's name?
Kuper is a boys' name.
How popular is Kuper in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 2000.
Half of all the boys named Kuper in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kuper in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 | #10,797 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 7 | #9,636 |
| 2013 | 11 | #7,021 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 6 | #10,801 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 16 | #5,551 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 6 | #10,915 |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 5 | #10,886 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
Names like Kuper
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Karter Sawyer River Xander Cooper Porter Palmer Luca Jagger Archer Gunner Parker
More English names
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Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kuper: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kuper, updated 20 October 2026.