Alma Cooper
There are approximately 45 people named Alma Cooper living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Alma with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Cooper. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
45
1 in 7,616,763
Named Alma
50K
Alive today
Named Cooper
311K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 50K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1918
Average age: 50
Top Census group: Hispanic or Latino (67.5%)
Estimated bearers: 311K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #72
Per 100K: 90.82
Top ancestry: White (65.2%)
First name trend
Alma: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Alma. The peak year was 1918 with 3,702 births. The average person named Alma today is 50 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alma
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Alma, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is Hispanic or Latino at 67.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alma described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Alma at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino67.5% · 69,095
- White20.6% · 21,100
- Black or African American7.9% · 8,039
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.0% · 3,051
- Two or more races0.8% · 801
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 282
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Cooper surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Cooper, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Cooper described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Cooper at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.2% · 177,090
- Black or African American25.4% · 68,875
- Two or more races4.6% · 12,463
- Hispanic or Latino3.5% · 9,396
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 1,941
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 1,688
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Alma has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0146% of the US population, based on 49,896 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Alma right now.
The surname Cooper appears at a rate of 90.82 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0908%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 45 people with the full name Alma Cooper. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Cooper
FAQ
Alma Cooper: questions and answers
How many people are named Alma Cooper?
We estimate approximately 45 people in the United States share the full name Alma Cooper. That works out to about 1 in 7,616,763 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0146%) with the surname frequency (90.82 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Alma Cooper?
We classify Alma Cooper as "Very Rare". About 1 in 7,616,763 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Alma a male or female name?
Alma is predominantly female. Out of 165,228 total SSA registrations, 1.3% were male and 98.7% were female. See the full Alma 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 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are called Alma Cooper?
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