Declining since 2010, #7,679 for boys today.
Popularity of Trooper since 1998
Babies named Trooper per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 93 |
| 2020s | 42 |
Meaning & origin
Trooper is a rare modern word name that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 1998. Its highest point of usage came in 2015, though it ranked only 7679th that year, and its trajectory has been falling since 2010. With approximately 1 in 170,808 boys receiving the name in 2025, it remains an uncommon choice. The name belongs to a category of occupational and militaristic word names that attract parents seeking a distinctive and assertive identity for their child. Trooper has not been recorded in any top states, indicating its spread is very sparse across the country.
Trooper is taken directly from the English common noun trooper, originally meaning a cavalry soldier or a member of a state police force. Its use as a given name in the United States dates from the late 1990s, part of a broader trend of adopting occupational and virtue-related words as first names. It remains rare and has never ranked in the top 1000.
Sibling names for Trooper
Names that share Trooper's style, for a brother or sister.
