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Harper

Harper holds the #16 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 6,792 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #10 in 2020 to #16 today. Its strongest year on record was 2018 (#9 nationally, 10,646 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1971. The name's biggest fan base is in Nebraska (#3 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#16
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#9
in 2018 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
6,792
girls named Harper

Harper popularity, 1880–2025

0.17%0.34%0.51%0.68%18801900192019401960198020002020#9 in 2018
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsBoys — share of U.S. male birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2018

Where Harper is most popular

Alaska: #18 (17 girls, 1.03% of girls born 2025)AK#18Maine: #5 (43 girls, 1.38% of girls born 2025)ME#5Vermont: #8 (16 girls, 1.64% of girls born 2025)VT#8New Hampshire: #10 (49 girls, 1.29% of girls born 2025)NH#10Washington: #24 (145 girls, 0.50% of girls born 2025)WA#24Idaho: #11 (63 girls, 0.88% of girls born 2025)ID#11Montana: #6 (36 girls, 1.27% of girls born 2025)MT#6North Dakota: #11 (26 girls, 0.96% of girls born 2025)ND#11Minnesota: #13 (150 girls, 0.70% of girls born 2025)MN#13Wisconsin: #11 (158 girls, 0.78% of girls born 2025)WI#11Michigan: #10 (235 girls, 0.66% of girls born 2025)MI#10New York: #36 (296 girls, 0.38% of girls born 2025)NY#36Massachusetts: #44 (106 girls, 0.44% of girls born 2025)MA#44Rhode Island: #53 (14 girls, 0.57% of girls born 2025)RI#53Oregon: #13 (84 girls, 0.64% of girls born 2025)OR#13Nevada: #53 (33 girls, 0.36% of girls born 2025)NV#53Wyoming: #7 (14 girls, 1.73% of girls born 2025)WY#7South Dakota: #7 (31 girls, 1.02% of girls born 2025)SD#7Iowa: #9 (98 girls, 0.83% of girls born 2025)IA#9Illinois: #23 (210 girls, 0.47% of girls born 2025)IL#23Indiana: #8 (195 girls, 0.70% of girls born 2025)IN#8Ohio: #11 (288 girls, 0.61% of girls born 2025)OH#11Pennsylvania: #11 (296 girls, 0.63% of girls born 2025)PA#11New Jersey: #34 (167 girls, 0.47% of girls born 2025)NJ#34Connecticut: #22 (76 girls, 0.66% of girls born 2025)CT#22California: #62 (430 girls, 0.27% of girls born 2025)CA#62Utah: #18 (110 girls, 0.64% of girls born 2025)UT#18Colorado: #12 (150 girls, 0.64% of girls born 2025)CO#12Nebraska: #3 (80 girls, 1.13% of girls born 2025)NE#3Missouri: #10 (176 girls, 0.72% of girls born 2025)MO#10Kentucky: #10 (147 girls, 0.85% of girls born 2025)KY#10West Virginia: #4 (62 girls, 1.22% of girls born 2025)WV#4Virginia: #18 (185 girls, 0.55% of girls born 2025)VA#18Maryland: #26 (98 girls, 0.49% of girls born 2025)MD#26Delaware: #18 (20 girls, 0.89% of girls born 2025)DE#18Arizona: #37 (115 girls, 0.41% of girls born 2025)AZ#37New Mexico: #33 (25 girls, 0.54% of girls born 2025)NM#33Kansas: #8 (103 girls, 0.87% of girls born 2025)KS#8Arkansas: #7 (83 girls, 0.78% of girls born 2025)AR#7Tennessee: #8 (220 girls, 0.69% of girls born 2025)TN#8North Carolina: #14 (267 girls, 0.57% of girls born 2025)NC#14South Carolina: #12 (125 girls, 0.68% of girls born 2025)SC#12District of Columbia: #57 (11 girls, 0.54% of girls born 2025)DC#57Oklahoma: #8 (109 girls, 0.74% of girls born 2025)OK#8Louisiana: #6 (119 girls, 0.73% of girls born 2025)LA#6Mississippi: #12 (59 girls, 0.66% of girls born 2025)MS#12Alabama: #7 (150 girls, 0.82% of girls born 2025)AL#7Georgia: #15 (226 girls, 0.50% of girls born 2025)GA#15Hawaii: #36 (13 girls, 0.61% of girls born 2025)HI#36Texas: #39 (543 girls, 0.34% of girls born 2025)TX#39Florida: #38 (320 girls, 0.37% of girls born 2025)FL#38
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Wyoming (#7), Vermont (#8), Maine (#5)

Uniqueness score

11/ 100Ultra popular
everywhereone of a kind

You'll meet plenty of them — a true chart-topper. Based on how many babies per birth were named Harper in the most recent year of SSA data.

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Harper as a boy name

Harper is currently the #1976 boy name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 77 babies. It has drifted down the charts over the past five years, from #1245 to #1976. Looking at the full record since 1881, Harper hit its all-time high of #595 in 1881, when 9 boys were given the name. State by state, North Carolina leads the way at #936.

2025 rank
#1976
among boy names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#595
in 1881 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
77
boys named Harper

Where Harper (boys) is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025NH—Washington: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025WA—Idaho: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025ND—Minnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MN—Wisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025WI—Michigan: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MI—New York: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025NY—Massachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025IA—Illinois: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025IL—Indiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025IN—Ohio: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025OH—Pennsylvania: #1231 (5 boys, 0.01% of boys born 2025)PA#1231New Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025NJ—Connecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025CT—California: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025CA—Utah: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025UT—Colorado: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025CO—Nebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025WV—Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025VA—Maryland: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MD—Delaware: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025DE—Arizona: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025AZ—New Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025NM—Kansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025KS—Arkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025AR—Tennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025TN—North Carolina: #936 (8 boys, 0.02% of boys born 2025)NC#936South Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025DC—Oklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025OK—Louisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025LA—Mississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025AL—Georgia: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025GA—Hawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025HI—Texas: #2285 (6 boys, 0.00% of boys born 2025)TX#2285Florida: fewer than 5 boys named Harper in 2025FL—
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: North Carolina (#936), Pennsylvania (#1231), Texas (#2285)

Uniqueness score

67/ 100Uncommon
everywhereone of a kind

Distinctive without being unheard of. Based on how many babies per birth were named Harper in the most recent year of SSA data.

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