What does Harper mean?

Harper means "harp player"

How do we pronounce Harper?

Harper \har-per, ha-rp-er\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Harper is also used as a name boy name meaning, though it is more popular for girls. It is pronounced HHAARPer- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Harper: HH as in "he (HH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; P as in "pea (P.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"

What is the origin of Harper?

Harper has its origins in the Old English language and it is used largely in English. The name Harper means 'harp player'. Forms of Harper include the names name Harpar meaning, Harpir name variations, Harpo definition, short names for Harpur, and nicknames for Harpyr. Another form of the name is the shortening baby name Harp. Harper is popular as a baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2010, 0.134% of baby girls were named Harper. It had a ranking of #119 then. Out of all girl names in its family, Harper was the most regularly used in 2010. Although Harper is used more commonly as a baby girl name today, there was a period from 1905 to 1906 that it was more popular with boys. After 2004, increasingly the name became more popular with baby girls than with boys. There were 6 times more baby girls than boys who were named Harper in 2009.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Harper:

the names the name Harpur meaning, the name what does the name Harpar mean, the name nicknames for Harpir, and the name Harpyr meaning of name.

The baby name Harper fun facts:

The name Harper in reverse order is "Reprah".

The numerological value of the name Harper is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Harper?

Harper is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.54%
20130.47%
20120.41%
20110.27%
20100.15%
20090.10%
20080.06%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames