Fun Facts About the Name Copeland
- More than 1 thousand babies named Copeland: U.S. records list 1,479 babies given the name Copeland from 1880 through 2025. Even 281 girls received the name Copeland - about 1 girl for every 4 boys.
What Does the Name Copeland Mean?
Copeland is an English surname used as a given name. It is a habitational name meaning "bought land" or "land acquired by purchase." The place name behind it comes from Old Norse kaupa, "to buy, bargain," and land, "land." The first element is sometimes cited as Old Norse kaup, "bargain, purchase," but the overall sense is the same. The name refers to a specific place or places in northern England, especially Copeland in Cumberland (now Cumbria), rather than to a personal quality or a religious idea. Coupland and Copland are variant spellings of the same surname.
Copeland Name History & Origins
The name comes from the place called Copeland in Cumberland, in northwestern England. Cumberland was part of the Norse-settled zone, and the place name is usually explained from Old Norse elements, which fits that setting. Copeland is a locative surname: it arose when people who came from Copeland were identified by that place name. The byname then became hereditary. Variant spellings include Coupland and Copland; Copeland became the usual modern form. The surname later traveled with English speakers to Ireland, North America, and other English-speaking countries. As a first name, Copeland is a transferred use of the surname, not an ancient given name with its own separate origin. Its history is therefore the history of a northern English place name and the surname that grew from it.
How Popular is the Name Copeland?
Copeland has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2025. Its best rank was #1,359 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,170 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2024 | #6,665 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,470 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2022 | #6,264 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2021 | #6,750 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2020 | #5,903 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,480 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #4,581 | 30 | 0.0018% |
| 2017 | #4,835 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 2016 | #5,318 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2015 | #6,069 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #6,032 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 2013 | #11,221 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2011 | #15,251 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #12,545 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2009 | #17,928 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,359 | 138 | 0.0081% |
| 2024 | #1,992 | 77 | 0.0045% |
| 2023 | #2,319 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 2022 | #2,299 | 62 | 0.0036% |
| 2021 | #2,281 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 2020 | #2,026 | 70 | 0.0041% |
| 2019 | #1,978 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2018 | #2,032 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2017 | #2,070 | 67 | 0.0036% |
| 2016 | #3,069 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2015 | #2,434 | 52 | 0.0027% |
| 2014 | #2,761 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2013 | #2,899 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2012 | #4,030 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2011 | #3,709 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 2010 | #4,547 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #5,368 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2008 | #4,746 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 2007 | #3,803 | 27 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #6,165 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 2005 | #4,862 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #5,297 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #6,331 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2002 | #5,792 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2001 | #7,025 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #4,825 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1999 | #8,012 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1998 | #6,969 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1997 | #7,430 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,280 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1995 | #7,973 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #9,048 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,791 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1990 | #8,346 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1987 | #7,154 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1980 | #6,422 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #4,832 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #3,379 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1930 | #4,110 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,793 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #4,318 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #4,333 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1921 | #4,471 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,430 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #3,149 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #2,625 | 5 | 0.0012% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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