Cecil Cooper
There are approximately 37 people named Cecil Cooper living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 9,263,631 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Cecil with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cooper. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
37
1 in 9,263,631
Named Cecil
39K
Alive today
Named Cooper
326K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 39K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1920
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 326K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #70
Per 100K: 95.19
Top ancestry: White (67.9%)
First name trend
Cecil: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Cecil. The peak year was 1920 with 2,672 births. The average person named Cecil today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cooper surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cooper, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 67.9%.
- White67.9%
- Black or African American26.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.4%
- Two or more races2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.5%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Cecil has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0115% of the US population, based on 39,309 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Cooper appears at a rate of 95.19 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0952%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 37 people with the full name Cecil Cooper. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Cecil Cooper: questions and answers
How many people are named Cecil Cooper?
We estimate approximately 37 people in the United States share the full name Cecil Cooper. That works out to about 1 in 9,263,631 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0115%) with the surname frequency (95.19 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Cecil Cooper?
We classify Cecil Cooper as "Very Rare". About 1 in 9,263,631 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Cecil a male or female name?
Cecil is predominantly male. Out of 114,554 total SSA registrations, 93.3% were male and 6.7% were female. See the full Cecil profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.