How Many People Are Named Harper?
people named Harper are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 2,371 people in the US has this name
Based on 145,832 babies named Harper in Social Security records from 1881 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,102 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps. A notable bearer was the American author Harper Lee (1926-2016), who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Harper, 95.9% were girls and 4.1% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Harper rose from 0% in the 1910s to 98.5% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Harper alive today is about 8 years old, and 99% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 11 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Harper first appears in the records in 1881 and was given most often in 2016, to 11,102 babies. In 2025, 6,869 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1881 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Harper reached #9 among girls' names in 2018 to 2019, and was in the top 10 in 5 years between 2015 and 2021. In 2025 it ranked #16.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #16 |
| Best rank | #9 (2018 to 2019) |
| Years in the top 10 | 5 |
| Years in the top 100 | 15 (2011 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #16 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Harper alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Harper were born in Texas than in any other state: about 11,452 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Harper was given 3.1 times as often in Wyoming, 2.9 times in Vermont and 2.6 times in North Dakota.
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