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Kuper

♂ Boy

Pronounced KOO-per /ˈkuːpər/Medium

Meaning: Kuper is a modern respelling of Cooper, an English occupational surname for a maker of barrels and casks. The K- spelling restyles a familiar surname-name while keeping its trade-based meaning.Low

In 30 seconds: Kuper is a K- respelling of the surname-name Cooper, 'barrel-maker' (said KOO-per). It stayed rare, peaking around 2009.
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Origin LowEnglish, American
MeaningKuper is a modern respelling of Cooper, an English occupational surname for a maker of barrels and casks. The K- spelling restyles a familiar surname-name while keeping its trade-based meaning.
U.S. rank (2019)#11555 ↘ Falling
2019 U.S. births6 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)
Peak year2009
Total births (all-time)≈ 110

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 200920002019

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Kuper restyles Cooper, the English surname for a barrel-maker, with a bold K-. It belongs to the modern taste for trade surnames worn as friendly, casual first names.

It was never common, given to only about sixteen boys a year at its peak around 2009. A boy named Kuper then is a teenager today.

Did you know? Kuper fits the two-thousands fashion for occupational surname names such as Cooper, Sawyer and Tucker, given a fresh initial.
Overall data confidence 38%
References - Kuper — Respelling of Cooper; 'barrel-maker'

Variations

CooperKooperCuper

Nicknames

CoopKupe

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Kuper mean?

It is a respelling of Cooper, an English occupational surname meaning 'barrel-maker.'

How do you pronounce Kuper?

It is said KOO-per /ˈkuːpər/, two syllables with the stress on the first.

Is Kuper a boy or girl name?

Kuper is used as a boy's name.

How popular is Kuper?

It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about sixteen a year at its peak in the late two-thousands.

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