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Harper name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Harper ranks #16 in female records (6,792 reported) and #1,980 in male records (77 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Is Harper becoming more popular?

Harper's reported female count decreased by 602 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #12 to #16. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Harper in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for HarperFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.10,8030201620252016: 10,803 female records2017: 10,524 female records2018: 10,646 female records2019: 10,497 female records2020: 8,849 female records2021: 8,448 female records2022: 8,227 female records2023: 7,799 female records2024: 7,394 female records2025: 6,792 female records2016: 299 male records2017: 286 male records2018: 214 male records2019: 202 male records2020: 149 male records2021: 149 male records2022: 139 male records2023: 127 male records2024: 92 male records2025: 77 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20256,79216771,980
20247,39412921,783
20237,799111271,435
20228,227111391,347
20218,448101491,275
20208,849101491,246
201910,49792021,029
201810,6469214973
201710,52411286801
201610,80311299791

Questions about Harper’s popularity

How common is Harper in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Harper ranks #16 in female records (6,792 reported) and #1,980 in male records (77 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Harper?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Harper only.

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