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?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

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#23

in 2025

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#2,952

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#23

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#54

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

Girl

#16

in 2025

Boy

#1,980

in 2025

馃嚘馃嚭 Australia

#15

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

Girl

#35

in 2024

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#2,550

in 2024

馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

#17

in 2025

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