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Harper

Pronounced HH AA1 R P ER0 (ARPABET)

  • 2 syllables
  • Peaked 2016
  • 54 years in use
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How popular is Harper?

Harper is a girls' name, and first appears in 1971. It has been given to 138,906 children — the 309th most common girls' name on record.

It is climbing hard: roughly twice as many births in the past decade as in the one before it. Its best single year was 2016, when 10,802 children were given it.

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2016Girls: 10,802Boys: 299

Characteristics

  • 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
HH AA1 R P ER0
Stress pattern:
10
Syllables:
2

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Harper

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Harper

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Harper?
Harper ranks 309th among girls' names in US records, with 138,906 births since 1971. Over the past decade it accounts for 93,445.
Is Harper a unisex name?
No. Harper is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Harper most popular?
2016, when 10,802 children were given the name. It has been in use for 54 years and is still recorded as of 2024.