Harper
#16 for girls in 2025, 6,792 births · #1,976 for boys in 2025, 77 births
Given to girls 95.4% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2018 · 10,646 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 15 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 139,063since 1971
Harper over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #16 | 6,792 | #1,976 | 77 |
| 2024 | #12 | 7,394 | #1,776 | 92 |
| 2023 | #11 | 7,799 | #1,432 | 127 |
| 2022 | #11 | 8,227 | #1,347 | 139 |
| 2021 | #10 | 8,448 | #1,273 | 149 |
| 2020 | #10 | 8,849 | #1,245 | 149 |
| 2019 | #9 | 10,497 | #1,028 | 202 |
| 2018 | #9 | 10,646 | #970 | 214 |
| 2017 | #11 | 10,524 | #798 | 286 |
| 2016 | #11 | 10,803 | #791 | 299 |
| 2015 | #10 | 10,311 | #722 | 341 |
| 2014 | #11 | 9,619 | #730 | 328 |
| 2013 | #16 | 8,284 | #661 | 366 |
| 2012 | #24 | 7,199 | #606 | 416 |
| 2011 | #54 | 4,676 | #607 | 402 |
| 2010 | #120 | 2,634 | #689 | 341 |
| 2009 | #173 | 1,904 | #737 | 316 |
| 2008 | #296 | 1,128 | #855 | 248 |
| 2007 | #440 | 729 | #879 | 231 |
| 2006 | #510 | 597 | #954 | 195 |
| 2005 | #741 | 363 | #1,150 | 139 |
| 2004 | #887 | 274 | #1,671 | 77 |
| 2003 | #1,100 | 200 | #1,702 | 72 |
| 2002 | #1,224 | 164 | #1,636 | 73 |
| 2001 | #1,170 | 176 | #1,893 | 58 |
| 2000 | #1,369 | 136 | #2,136 | 47 |
| 1999 | #1,525 | 112 | #2,140 | 44 |
| 1998 | #1,709 | 93 | #2,274 | 39 |
| 1997 | #1,757 | 86 | #2,680 | 29 |
| 1996 | #1,503 | 107 | #2,145 | 39 |
| 1995 | #2,421 | 53 | #3,432 | 19 |
| 1994 | #3,302 | 34 | #5,109 | 11 |
| 1993 | #4,393 | 23 | #4,227 | 14 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #3,604 | 17 |
| 1991 | #4,497 | 22 | #4,005 | 14 |
| 1990 | #6,867 | 12 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #6,955 | 11 | #4,271 | 12 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #7,987 | 8 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #4,853 | 8 |
| 1985 | #5,348 | 13 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #10,422 | 5 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #10,275 | 5 | #3,884 | 10 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #9,095 | 6 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | — | #6,056 | 5 | |
| 1978 | #5,958 | 10 | #3,857 | 9 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #3,836 | 9 |
| 1976 | #6,048 | 9 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #5,776 | 9 | #5,227 | 5 |
| 1973 | — | #3,223 | 10 | |
| 1972 | — | #3,622 | 8 | |
| 1971 | #8,324 | 5 | #2,279 | 17 |
| 1970 | — | #2,739 | 12 | |
| 1969 | — | #3,062 | 9 | |
| 1968 | — | #2,311 | 13 | |
| 1967 | — | #3,966 | 5 | |
| 1966 | — | #2,986 | 8 | |
| 1965 | — | #3,244 | 7 | |
| 1964 | — | #3,282 | 7 | |
| 1963 | — | #3,646 | 6 | |
| 1962 | — | — | ||
| 1961 | — | #3,356 | 7 | |
| 1960 | — | #3,665 | 6 | |
| 1959 | — | #2,200 | 14 | |
| 1958 | — | #3,275 | 7 | |
| 1957 | — | #3,552 | 6 | |
| 1956 | — | #1,945 | 17 | |
| 1955 | — | #2,558 | 10 | |
| 1954 | — | #2,743 | 9 | |
| 1953 | — | #3,798 | 5 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,246 | 12 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,207 | 12 | |
| 1949 | — | #2,337 | 11 | |
| 1948 | — | #1,881 | 16 | |
| 1947 | — | #2,251 | 12 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,534 | 9 | |
| 1945 | — | #2,574 | 8 | |
| 1944 | — | #1,810 | 15 | |
| 1943 | — | #2,964 | 7 | |
| 1942 | — | #1,946 | 14 | |
| 1941 | — | #1,997 | 13 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,322 | 10 | |
| 1939 | — | #1,795 | 15 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,613 | 18 | |
| 1937 | — | #2,088 | 12 | |
| 1936 | — | #2,062 | 12 | |
| 1935 | — | #2,127 | 12 | |
| 1934 | — | #1,860 | 15 | |
| 1933 | — | #2,214 | 11 | |
| 1932 | — | #1,848 | 16 | |
| 1931 | — | #2,328 | 11 | |
| 1930 | — | #1,602 | 21 | |
| 1929 | — | #1,933 | 16 | |
| 1928 | — | #1,822 | 18 | |
| 1927 | — | #1,647 | 22 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,515 | 24 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,679 | 21 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,380 | 29 | |
| 1923 | — | #2,331 | 13 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,308 | 31 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,588 | 23 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,382 | 28 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,973 | 16 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,905 | 17 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,587 | 21 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,771 | 17 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,265 | 27 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,342 | 20 | |
| 1913 | — | #1,311 | 16 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,095 | 18 | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,421 | 6 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | #1,217 | 6 | |
| 1907 | — | #1,345 | 5 | |
| 1906 | — | #752 | 11 | |
| 1905 | — | #666 | 13 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,050 | 7 | |
| 1899 | — | #786 | 8 | |
| 1898 | — | #885 | 7 | |
| 1897 | — | #942 | 6 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #609 | 12 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | #841 | 6 | |
| 1890 | — | #884 | 6 | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #1,031 | 5 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #758 | 7 | |
| 1885 | — | #641 | 9 | |
| 1884 | — | #764 | 7 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | #595 | 9 | |
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Harper! It came in at #8,324, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1971–1973, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Harper is popular in 2012
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Dakota#2 · 1 in 52
- North Dakota#4 · 1 in 54
- Nebraska#4 · 1 in 73
- Iowa#4 · 1 in 79
- Montana#5 · 1 in 62
Best ever in a state: #1 in North Dakota, 2014.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #2 | 57 | 1 in 52 |
| Iowa | #4 | 159 | 1 in 79 |
| Nebraska | #4 | 106 | 1 in 73 |
| North Dakota | #4 | 52 | 1 in 54 |
| Montana | #5 | 44 | 1 in 62 |
| Arkansas | #7 | 119 | 1 in 96 |
| Missouri | #7 | 238 | 1 in 113 |
| Kansas | #9 | 115 | 1 in 114 |
| Alabama | #10 | 166 | 1 in 111 |
| Utah | #10 | 137 | 1 in 131 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 203 | 1 in 118 |
| Oklahoma | #11 | 132 | 1 in 125 |
| Colorado | #12 | 162 | 1 in 138 |
| Kentucky | #12 | 157 | 1 in 116 |
| Wisconsin | #12 | 185 | 1 in 125 |
| Alaska | #14 | 25 | 1 in 92 |
| Indiana | #14 | 216 | 1 in 139 |
| North Carolina | #14 | 276 | 1 in 159 |
| Tennessee | #14 | 210 | 1 in 142 |
| South Carolina | #15 | 121 | 1 in 144 |
| Georgia | #17 | 242 | 1 in 196 |
| Wyoming | #17 | 17 | 1 in 68 |
| Maryland | #18 | 139 | 1 in 173 |
| Ohio | #19 | 327 | 1 in 158 |
| Virginia | #19 | 215 | 1 in 169 |
| West Virginia | #19 | 56 | 1 in 118 |
| Michigan | #23 | 248 | 1 in 166 |
| Mississippi | #24 | 69 | 1 in 154 |
| New Hampshire | #24 | 30 | 1 in 124 |
| Oregon | #24 | 94 | 1 in 158 |
| Washington | #25 | 172 | 1 in 177 |
| Idaho | #26 | 41 | 1 in 155 |
| Louisiana | #27 | 98 | 1 in 201 |
| Texas | #27 | 631 | 1 in 251 |
| Illinois | #30 | 260 | 1 in 226 |
| Pennsylvania | #30 | 253 | 1 in 209 |
| Vermont | #31 | 11 | 1 in 106 |
| Maine | #33 | 24 | 1 in 153 |
| Arizona | #37 | 126 | 1 in 246 |
| Delaware | #40 | 16 | 1 in 166 |
| Connecticut | #44 | 51 | 1 in 230 |
| Florida | #44 | 271 | 1 in 294 |
| Nevada | #50 | 43 | 1 in 240 |
| New Jersey | #54 | 119 | 1 in 307 |
| District of Columbia | #57 | 16 | 1 in 200 |
| Massachusetts | #58 | 87 | 1 in 292 |
| New Mexico | #79 | 22 | 1 in 322 |
| New York | #86 | 199 | 1 in 464 |
| Hawaii | #92 | 11 | 1 in 307 |
| California | #95 | 426 | 1 in 491 |
| Rhode Island | #182 | 5 | 1 in 596 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Harper
- 4 spots since 2024 (#12 → #16)
- 6 spots since 2020 (#10 → #16)
- 6 spots since 2015 (#10 → #16)
- Biggest jump: 231 spots in 2006 (#741 → #510)
- Biggest drop: 4 spots in 2025 (#12 → #16)
- Debuted 1971
- Peaked 2018 at #9 (10,646 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: 5 yrs · run 2018–2021
- Top 100: 15 yrs · run 2011–2025
- Top 1,000: 22 yrs · run 2004–2025
- Highest: 1 in 160 girls born in 2018 were named Harper (0.63%)
- Latest: 1 in 237 girls born in 2025 (0.42%)
- 61.3% of all girls named Harper (85,193) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45 | #5,776 (1974) | #7,155 |
| 1980s | 82 | #5,348 (1985) | #8,013 |
| 1990s | 563 | #1,503 (1996) | #3,266 |
| 2000s | 5,671 | #173 (2009) | #791 |
| 2010s | 85,193 | #9 (2018) | #28 |
| 2020s | 47,509 | #10 (2020) | #12 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Harper in 2012
Top girls' names in 2012
Top boys' names in 2012
More about 2012
girls
1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 245 of them was named Harper, which outranked 99.9% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 4,560 of them was named Harper, which outranked 95.7% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.