Trooper comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Soldier or cavalryman..
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How popular is Trooper?
2015peak year
Today, Trooper is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #8600), with only about 10 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2015, 16 babies were given the name (ranked #5725 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Trooper has been declining in recent years. In all, around 153 babies have been registered as Trooper since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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