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Harper

Boy's name · #1980 in the US (2025) · 2010s wave

1% boys · 99% girls — About 99% of babies named Harper in recent years have been girls. Harper →

Popularity over time

Harper reached #606 in 2012 and has eased to #1980 since. About 6,800 boys have carried it since 1881.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,153 in Canada (2025) · #4,376 in France (2025) · #619 in Scotland (2024) · #2,464 in Austria (2020) · #4,957 in Ecuador (2020) · #415 in N. Ireland (2017) · #313 in New Zealand (2014) · #623 in Ireland (2011).

Famous Harpers

• Harper Simon — American singer-songwriter (born 1972)
• Harper Watters — American ballet dancer
• Harper Goff — American artist, musician and actor (1911–1993)
• Harper MacKay — American pianist and composer (1921–1995)
• Harper Carter — American entrepreneur and former actor (born 1939)

In stories & tradition

• Harper Dearing — NCIS (TV series)

What Harpers become

Among 46 notable people named Harper:

Entertainers appear 2.24× more often than among typical names — e.g. Harper Simon, American singer-songwriter (born 1972).

Similar names: Mayson · Arion · Jaxen · Jagger · Decker · Carver

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