Harper
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Harper is an English occupational surname for a harp player or minstrel. Used for both sexes but mostly girls, Harper has a Southern, literary air and no negative connotations. The name is closely tied to Harper Lee, the Pulitzer-winning author of To Kill a Mockingbird, which challenged racial and class prejudice.
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Usage of Harper in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Harper against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Harper is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Harper in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 6,792 girls were named Harper, making it the #16 girls' name in the US. Since 1971, 139,063 girls have been named Harper, with the most (10,803) in 2016. It is most common, relative to births, in Wyoming, Vermont and Maine.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
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Towns named Harper
There are 39 towns and villages with Harper in their name, in 4 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 32🇨🇦 Canada 4🇬🇧 United Kingdom 2🇱🇷 Liberia 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Harper | Maryland County, 🇱🇷 Liberia | 35,503 | Map |
| Harper Woods | Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States | 13,836 | Map |
| Harper | Kansas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,397 | Map |
| Harper | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 1,192 | Map |
| Harper | Iowa, 🇺🇸 United States | 109 | Map |
| Harper | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | 109 | Map |
| Harper | Prince Edward Island, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Harper | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Harper | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Harper | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Harper
There are 56 lakes and reservoirs with Harper in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 39🇨🇦 Canada 17
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| Harper Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Manitoba, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Harper Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Harper songs
One song on Wikidata has Harper in its title:
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Harper
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Harper.
Harper Williams
Fictional characters named Harper
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Harper as a pet name
FurryName has found 550 dogs named Harper in public pet registers, making it the #308 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Cambridge (14), Richmond (5), Adelaide (2). Harper as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Harper in public pet registers, making it the #1,187 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (5), Golden Plains Shire (1), Seattle (1). Harper as a cat name →
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