Harper is one of America's most popular girls' names, ranked #16 in 2025.
Harper is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #16 among girls (6,792) and #1,980 among boys (77) — overall #50 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6,869 | 6,869 | #16 | #1,980 |
| 2024 | 7,486 | 7,486 | #12 | #1,783 |
| 2023 | 7,926 | 7,926 | #11 | #1,435 |
| 2022 | 8,366 | 8,366 | #11 | #1,347 |
| 2021 | 8,597 | 8,597 | #10 | #1,275 |
| 2020 | 8,998 | 8,998 | #10 | #1,246 |
| 2019 | 10,699 | 10,699 | #9 | #1,029 |
| 2018 | 10,860 | 10,860 | #9 | #973 |
| 2017 | 10,810 | 10,810 | #11 | #801 |
| 2016 | 11,102 | 11,102 | #11 | #791 |
| 2015 | 10,652 | 10,652 | #10 | #724 |
| 2014 | 9,947 | 9,947 | #11 | #730 |
| 2013 | 8,650 | 8,650 | #16 | #662 |
| 2012 | 7,615 | 7,615 | #24 | #606 |
| 2011 | 5,078 | 5,078 | #54 | #607 |
| 2010 | 2,975 | 2,975 | #120 | #689 |
| 2009 | 2,220 | 2,220 | #173 | #737 |
| 2008 | 1,376 | 1,376 | #296 | #856 |
| 2007 | 960 | 960 | #440 | #879 |
| 2006 | 792 | 792 | #510 | #955 |
| 2005 | 502 | 502 | #743 | #1,153 |
| 2004 | 351 | 351 | #887 | #1,679 |
| 2003 | 272 | 272 | #1,103 | #1,705 |
| 2002 | 237 | 237 | #1,225 | #1,639 |
| 2001 | 234 | 234 | #1,172 | #1,899 |
| 2000 | 183 | 183 | #1,370 | #2,153 |
| 1999 | 156 | 156 | #1,527 | #2,147 |
| 1998 | 132 | 132 | #1,715 | #2,290 |
| 1997 | 115 | — | #1,759 | #2,699 |
| 1996 | 146 | — | #1,504 | #2,160 |
| 1995 | 72 | — | #2,432 | #3,477 |
| 1994 | 45 | — | #3,320 | #5,219 |
| 1993 | 37 | — | #4,437 | #4,323 |
| 1992 | 38 | — | #4,742 | #3,665 |
| 1991 | 36 | — | #4,550 | #4,086 |
| 1990 | 23 | — | #7,028 | #4,801 |
| 1989 | 23 | — | #7,141 | #4,372 |
| 1988 | 22 | — | #6,805 | #4,282 |
| 1987 | 14 | — | #8,258 | #6,403 |
| 1986 | 16 | — | #7,993 | #5,043 |
| 1985 | 26 | — | #5,462 | #3,483 |
| 1984 | 13 | — | #10,996 | #4,714 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #10,841 | #3,978 |
| 1982 | 16 | — | #8,543 | #4,364 |
| 1981 | 16 | — | #7,641 | #4,689 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | #9,492 | #3,955 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | — | #6,424 |
| 1978 | 19 | — | #6,098 | #3,974 |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #10,156 | #3,958 |
| 1976 | 16 | — | #6,228 | #4,602 |
| 1975 | 14 | — | #7,428 | #4,506 |
| 1974 | 14 | — | #5,923 | #5,517 |
| 1973 | 10 | — | — | #3,301 |
| 1972 | 8 | — | — | #3,765 |
| 1971 | 22 | — | #8,771 | #2,315 |
| 1970 | 12 | — | — | #2,790 |
| 1969 | 9 | — | — | #3,163 |
| 1968 | 13 | — | — | #2,375 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #4,205 |
| 1966 | 8 | — | — | #3,088 |
| 1965 | 7 | — | — | #3,372 |
| 1964 | 7 | — | — | #3,411 |
| 1963 | 6 | — | — | #3,795 |
| 1961 | 7 | — | — | #3,489 |
| 1960 | 6 | — | — | #3,813 |
| 1959 | 14 | — | — | #2,240 |
| 1958 | 7 | — | — | #3,388 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,730 |
| 1956 | 17 | — | — | #1,968 |
| 1955 | 10 | — | — | #2,654 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | — | #2,832 |
| 1953 | 5 | — | — | #4,037 |
| 1952 | 13 | — | — | #2,197 |
| 1951 | 12 | — | — | #2,297 |
| 1950 | 12 | — | — | #2,261 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | — | #2,393 |
| 1948 | 16 | — | — | #1,908 |
| 1947 | 12 | — | — | #2,299 |
| 1946 | 9 | — | — | #2,607 |
| 1945 | 8 | — | — | #2,649 |
| 1944 | 15 | — | — | #1,844 |
| 1943 | 7 | — | — | #3,070 |
| 1942 | 14 | — | — | #1,988 |
| 1941 | 13 | — | — | #2,037 |
| 1940 | 10 | — | — | #2,386 |
| 1939 | 15 | — | — | #1,829 |
| 1938 | 18 | — | — | #1,640 |
| 1937 | 12 | — | — | #2,131 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,115 |
| 1935 | 12 | — | — | #2,179 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,887 |
| 1933 | 11 | — | — | #2,279 |
| 1932 | 16 | — | — | #1,877 |
| 1931 | 11 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1930 | 21 | — | — | #1,617 |
| 1929 | 16 | — | — | #1,959 |
| 1928 | 18 | — | — | #1,862 |
| 1927 | 22 | — | — | #1,668 |
| 1926 | 24 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1925 | 21 | — | — | #1,705 |
| 1924 | 29 | — | — | #1,392 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | — | #2,383 |
| 1922 | 31 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1921 | 23 | — | — | #1,611 |
| 1920 | 28 | — | — | #1,402 |
| 1919 | 16 | — | — | #2,013 |
| 1918 | 17 | — | — | #1,944 |
| 1917 | 21 | — | — | #1,611 |
| 1916 | 17 | — | — | #1,802 |
| 1915 | 27 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1914 | 20 | — | — | #1,360 |
| 1913 | 16 | — | — | #1,341 |
| 1912 | 18 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1910 | 6 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,288 |
| 1907 | 5 | — | — | #1,424 |
| 1906 | 11 | — | — | #779 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | — | #683 |
| 1900 | 7 | — | — | #1,095 |
| 1899 | 8 | — | — | #817 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #929 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #996 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,038 |
| 1895 | 12 | — | — | #622 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,147 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #898 |
| 1890 | 6 | — | — | #934 |
| 1888 | 5 | — | — | #1,100 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #798 |
| 1885 | 9 | — | — | #667 |
| 1884 | 7 | — | — | #809 |
| 1883 | 10 | — | — | #614 |
| 1882 | 5 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1881 | 9 | — | — | #623 |