Harper

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Harper is a given name of Old English origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (5% of births). There have been 138,906 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 132,214 as girls and 6,692 as boys. Harper gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2016 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #540 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 7,461
2023 7,919
2022 8,362
2021 8,590
2020 8,997
2019 10,696
2018 10,858
2017 10,807
2016 11,101
2015 10,651
2014 9,944
2013 8,650
2012 7,615
2011 5,078
2010 2,975
2009 2,219
2008 1,376
2007 960
2006 792
2005 502
2004 351
2003 272
2002 237
2001 234
2000 183
1999 156
1998 132
1997 115
1996 146
1995 72
1994 45
1993 37
1992 38
1991 36
1990 23
1989 23
1988 23
1987 14
1986 16
1985 26
1984 13
1983 15
1982 16
1981 16
1980 16
1979 5
1978 18
1977 14
1976 17
1975 14
1974 14
1973 10
1972 8
1971 22
1970 12
1969 9
1968 13
1967 5
1966 8
1965 7
1964 7
1963 6
1961 7
1960 6
1959 14
1958 7
1957 6
1956 17
1955 10
1954 9
1953 5
1952 13
1951 12
1950 12
1949 11
1948 16
1947 12
1946 9
1945 8
1944 15
1943 7
1942 14
1941 13
1940 10
1939 15
1938 18
1937 12
1936 12
1935 12
1934 15
1933 11
1932 16
1931 11
1930 21
1929 16
1928 18
1927 22
1926 24
1925 21
1924 29
1923 13
1922 31
1921 23
1920 28
1919 16
1918 17
1917 21
1916 17
1915 27
1914 20
1913 16
1912 18
1910 6
1908 6
1907 5
1906 11
1905 13
1900 7
1899 8
1898 7
1897 6
1896 6
1895 12
1892 5
1891 6
1890 6
1888 5
1886 7
1885 9
1884 7
1883 10
1882 5
1881 9