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What does Harper mean?

Harper Pronunciation of Harper as a girls' name (also used less commonly as boys' name Harper) is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Harper is "harpist, minstrel". The name became famous when Harper Lee published her novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1960).

STARTS/ENDS WITH Ha-, -er

ASSOCIATED WITH old english, novel (literary)

Variations

CREATIVE FORMS
(female)

(male)


MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Harper Keren (H.K.), ..

How popular is Harper?

Harper is a rare first name for females but a very popular surname for both adults and children (#226 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)

Harper was first listed in 1996 and reached its peak rank of #9 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Harper name in U.S.

Top 100 baby names ranking of Harper outside U.S.

Similar Names

Recommended sound-alike names are Bader, Brier, Easter, Gardner, Gayner, Greer, Grier, Hadee, Hadeel, Hadjar, Hadlea, Hadley, Hadrien, Haeley, Hagar, Haggar, Hagir, Haidee, Hailea, Hailee, Hailey, Hajar, Halea, Haley, Halie, Halle, Halley, Hanae, Hanne, Happy, Harela, Harlea, Harlee, Harleen, Harlene, Harley, Harli, Harlie, Harly, Harpreet, Harrela (see Harela), Harrie, Harriet, Hatsee, Hatsey, Haven, Haydee, Haylea, Haylee, Hayley, Hazel, Hazle, Heather, Hesper, Hespera, Hester, Hether, Hope, Hunter, Mercer, Palmer, Parker, Pepper, Piper, Pyper, Tayler and Walker. These names tend to be more frequently used than Harper.


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