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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Harper

Used in both girl and boy records

Harper appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Harper by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDHarper as a girl’s nameUS records 1971–2024
#309girl rank2016peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDHarper as a boy’s nameUS records 1881–2024
#1338boy rank2012peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Harper in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl201610,793 uses#920181971–202047 listed years
Boy2012416 uses#59518811881–2020129 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.