Harper Forename

144,739th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 2,584 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Harper Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Harp player.

Harper Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
54%
 
2,1841:165,9976,299
Canada
100%
931:356,27310,623
England
100%
341:1,635,38022,533
Northern Cyprus
100%
301:10,6041,206
Thailand
80%
 
251:2,802,63367,582
China-241:56,918,99162,623
Liberia
100%
231:191,8296,898
Jamaica-221:131,0565,047
DR Congo
100%
211:3,515,60073,131
Philippines
100%
161:6,625,592105,856
Australia-141:975,54411,712
Malaysia
 
87%
121:2,537,49569,200
Solomon Islands-91:64,5513,816
Zimbabwe
100%
81:1,927,97754,057
Russia
100%
81:18,029,21355,117
India
100%
71:173,553,9961,904,752
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Barbados-41:72,4472,209
Turkey
100%
31:25,933,90352,822
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Brazil-31:71,412,051442,691
Ireland
95%
 
21:2,321,7608,894
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
South Africa
100%
21:27,266,324304,698
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Netherlands
100%
21:8,451,04232,813
Germany
50%
 
21:48,338,93872,742
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Zambia-11:15,854,79466,637
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Kazakhstan-11:17,746,84544,366
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Latvia-11:2,015,6456,531
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Czechia
50%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Nigeria
100%
11:177,564,360489,087
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800

Harper (235,899) may also be a surname.

Harper Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Harp player.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Harper Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harpert9257/
Kharper927/
Harpere923/
Harpher923/
Harpeur922/
Harpper921/
Aharper921/
Jharper921/
Harpe91107/
Arper9128/
Harpeert863/
Harpej8367/
Charpe8328/
Harpie8319/
Jarper839/
Herper839/
Harpet837/
Harphe836/
Kharpe835/
Arpher834/
Harped833/
Harpei833/
Horper833/
Harpee832/
Garper831/
Harpes831/
Harpir831/
Harpre831/
Aurper831/
Arperd831/
Arpert831/
Arpe80133/
Harpeet77954/
Harphej7746/
Harpeep7730/
Harpesh774/
Charpie774/
Charpei773/
Charpet773/
Charpee772/
Charpes772/
Harpeed771/
Harpeez771/
Harphey771/
Charped771/
Charpre771/
Harpirt771/
Harpa731,342/
Harpi73340/
Arpie73288/
Arpee73138/
Harpy7347/
Orper7341/
Arpes7330/
Arpet7320/
Jarpe7316/
Horpe739/
Garpe737/
Arpei736/
Arphe736/
Earpe736/
Arped735/
Arpea735/
Arpir735/
Arpey734/
Arpeu733/
Arppe732/
Erper732/
Aurpe731/
Arpej731/
Arpre731/
Ahrpe731/
Örper731/
Harppeet718/
Harpeeth711/
Harrpeet711/
Harpit67154/
Arpeet6784/
Charpa6783/
Arpesh6775/
Arphie6758/
Harpis6756/
Orpher6734/
Harpai6733/
Horphe6712/
Jarpee6711/
Arpirt6711/
Harphy6710/
Harppy678/
Aarpee677/
Arphee677/
Arpheu675/
Arppie674/
Harphi674/
Garpej674/
Kharpi674/
Arphea673/
Harpid673/
Charpi673/
Charpy673/
Horpey673/
Jearpe672/
Orpper672/
D'Arpe672/
Arpeit672/
Harpij672/
Garpee672/
Garphe671/
Harpaa671/
Harpha671/
Harpiz671/
Harpoa671/
Harppa671/
Harrpy671/
Arpeat671/
Arpeeh671/
Arphet671/
Arpitr671/
Arppre671/
Aharpi671/
Horpei671/
Horpir671/
Jharpi671/
Harrpa671/

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Footnotes

  • First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Harper