Harper

HAR-per

GirlBoy

Average rank #26 across 7 countries

Meaning & origin

English

From an Old English surname which originally belonged to a person who played the harp or who made harps. A notable bearer was the American author Harper Lee (1926-2016), who wrote 'To Kill a Mockingbird'.

Germanic

Harp player.

How popular is Harper?

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England & Wales

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#22

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#1,402

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๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Scotland

#23

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland

#54

in 2025

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ USA

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#16

in 2025

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#1,980

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia

#15

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๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada

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#35

in 2024

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#2,550

in 2024

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand

#17

in 2025

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