Girls name
Harper
Harper is a girls' name given to 138,138 girls in the United States since 1991, peaking in 2016 with 10,803 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in Kentucky in 2022.
Which states favor Harper
Harper by state
Top states by all-time births named Harper. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | 11,145 | #39 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 9,305 | #62 (2025) |
| 3 | Ohio | 6,512 | #11 (2025) |
| 4 | Florida | 6,229 | #38 (2025) |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 5,700 | #11 (2025) |
| 6 | New York | 5,418 | #37 (2025) |
| 7 | North Carolina | 5,320 | #14 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 4,854 | #10 (2025) |
| 9 | Georgia | 4,795 | #15 (2025) |
| 10 | Illinois | 4,609 | #24 (2025) |
| 11 | Tennessee | 4,378 | #8 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 4,074 | #18 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 3,975 | #8 (2025) |
| 14 | Missouri | 3,920 | #10 (2025) |
| 15 | Washington | 3,323 | #24 (2025) |
| 16 | Wisconsin | 3,216 | #11 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 3,190 | #13 (2025) |
| 18 | Kentucky | 2,990 | #10 (2025) |
| 19 | Alabama | 2,826 | #7 (2025) |
| 20 | Colorado | 2,780 | #12 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).