Feminine dossier · first seen 1971

Harper

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Harper
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 2016

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

10,802

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Alpha

1971Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

31.8%

2024

7,370

All-time

132,214

Harper is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 10,802 girls were named Harper.

In 2024, only 7,370 girls were given the name.

Down 31.8% from its peak.

All told, about 132,214 Americans have been named Harper and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1971.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 2016

201610,802 girls named Harper

20247,370 girls named Harper

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