Harper
A unisex name of English origin, meaning harp player.
Babies a year
10,735
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#16
down from #12
UK popularity
#23
1,367 babies · down from #22
How Harper has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #10 |
| 2016 | #11 |
| 2017 | #11 |
| 2018 | #9 |
| 2019 | #9 |
| 2020 | #10 |
| 2021 | #10 |
| 2022 | #11 |
| 2023 | #11 |
| 2024 | #12 |
| 2025 | #16 |
Harper by the numbers
In 2025, 1,367 babies in England and Wales were named Harper. In the US, 10,735 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 10,773 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Harper. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean song or music
Like Harper, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
- Melodysong, music2,046 in the US (2017)
- Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
- Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Calliopebeautiful voice; muse of epic poetry57 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Harper
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