EveryBabyNames

Harper

4 countries#16 in United States, 2025
US
#16
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#23
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#39
in Northern Ireland, 2025
FR
#1091
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
148,637
Peak year (United States)
2016
Peak-year count
11,102
First recorded
1881

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Harper was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandNorthern IrelandFrance

Country by country

United States

145,832 births recorded 1881–2025 · currently #16 · peaked in 2016 with 11,102 births

Most common in: Texas, California, Ohio, Florida, Pennsylvania

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

1,970 births recorded 2006–2025 · currently #23 · peaked in 2017 with 209 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

506 births recorded 2012–2025 · currently #39 · peaked in 2021 with 52 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

France

329 births recorded 2012–2022 · currently #1091 · peaked in 2021 with 53 births

Most common in: Alpes-Maritimes, Gironde, Paris, Yvelines, Hauts-de-Seine

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Harper’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#510
2007#440↑70
2008#296↑144
2009#173↑123
2010#120↑53
2011#54↑66
2012#24↑30
2013#16↑8
2014#11↑5
2015#10↑1
2016#11↓1
2017#11
2018#9↑2
2019#9
2020#10↓1
2021#10
2022#11↓1
2023#11
2024#12↓1
2025#16↓4

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