Harper
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About Harper
The name Harper is currently ranked #16 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #9 in 2019. The name is most popular in Iowa, West Virginia, and Montana. Harper is occasionally used for boys in 2025.
2 syllables.
As of September 2026, Harper ranked #16 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #9 in 2019, Nameberry popularity #139.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #11 | 9,616 | 5,383 |
| 2015 | #10 | 10,310 | 5,775.6 |
| 2016 | #11 | 10,802 | 6,095.9 |
| 2017 | #11 | 10,521 | 6,094 |
| 2018 | #9 | 10,644 | 6,257.2 |
| 2019 | #9 | 10,494 | 6,252.5 |
| 2020 | #10 | 8,848 | 5,473.4 |
| 2021 | #10 | 8,441 | 5,144.3 |
| 2022 | #11 | 8,223 | 5,013.6 |
| 2023 | #11 | 7,792 | 4,856.1 |
| 2024 | #12 | 7,370 | 4,548.8 |
| 2025 | #16 | 6,792 | 4,225.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Harpers
- (Nelle) Harper Lee
American novelist
- Harper Renee Henry (b. 2001)
daughter of Miss America Heather French Henry and Steve Henry
- Harper Rhimes (adopted 2002)
daughter of screenwriter, producer/director Shonda Rhimes
- Harper Kelsay (b. 2006)
daughter of NFL player Chris Kelsay
- Harper Spade (b. 2008)
daughter of actor David Spade and model Jillian Grace
- Harper Moon Margaret Vedder (2008)
daughter of musician Eddie Vedder
- Harper Rosie Maguire (b. 2008)
daughter of musician Martie Maguire
- Harper Tillman (b. 2008)
daughter of NFL player Travares Tillman
- Harper Vivienne Ann Lockwood (b. 2008)
daughter of singer Lisa Marie Presley; granddaughter of Elvis Presley; twin of brother Finley Aaron
- Harper Willow Grohl (b. 2009)
daughter of American rock musician Dave Grohl
- Harper Grace Burtka
Harris (b. 2010) daughter of actor Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka
- Harper Renn Smith (b. 2010)
daughter of actors Tiffani Thiessen and Brady Smith
- Harper Reese Hedrick (b. 2010)
daughter of speed skater Chad Hedrick
- Harper Rain Sinclair McGlinchey (b. 2010)
daughter of musicians Natalie Bassingthwaite and Cameron McGlinchey
- Harper Adams (b. 2010)
daughter of singer Kristin (Holt) Adams
- Harper Hader (b. 2012)
daughter of actor Bill Hader and director Maggie Carey
- Harper Estelle Wolfeld
Gosk (b. 2013), daughter of TV journalists Jenna Wolfe and Stephanie Gosk
- Harper Marie Kirk (b. 2014)
daughter of actress Jenna Fischer
- Harper Rose Barash (b. 2014)
daughter of actors Brandon Barash and Kirsten Storms
- Harper Foxx Cotchin (b. 2014)
daughter of AFL footballer Trent Cotchin
- Harper Grace Hammer (b. 2014)
daughter of actor Armie Hammer
- Harper Clark (b. 2014)
daughter of model Kristy Hinze and James Clark
- Harper Marie Anderson (b. 2015)
daughter of baseball player Brian Anderson
- Harper Raines (b. 2016)
daughter of TV personalities Madison Channing Walls and Tony Raines of "The Real World"
- Harper Rose Garner (b. 2016)
daughter of TV personalities Zoe Hendrix and Alex Garner of "Married at First Sight"
- Harper May Stefanovic (b. 2020)
daughter of Australian television presenter Karl Stefanovic
- Harper Zilmer
American influencer
Harper in pop culture
- Harper Pitt
character in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America"
- Harper Finkle
character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
- Harper Weil
character on TV's "The Whispers"
- Harper Whitley
character on New Zealand soap "Shortland Street"
- Harper Connelly
main character in a series by Charlaine Harris
- Harper Price
main character in "Rebel Belle" by Rachel Hawkins
- Harper Dean
character in webcomic "Real Life" by Greg Dean
- Harper Burke
character in film "Things We Lost in the Fire"
- Harper McIntyre
character in The CW's "The 100"
- Harper
the estranged cousin living in the basement in the game "Ghost of Thornton Hall"
- Harper
one of the main characters of TNT's "Leverage"
- Harper
character in "Minecraft: Story Mode"