Harper

Harper is a female given name: 93% of people named Harper are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleHigh

Male 7%Female 93%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 7% male / 93% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 5,620 male / 70,237 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Harper

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Harper," in English, "Guten Tag Harper," in German. Harper is a female given name: about 93% of people named Harper are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Harper,

German

Guten Tag Harper,

French

Bonjour Harper,

Spanish

Estimado/a Harper:

Chinese

Harper您好：

Japanese

Harper様

English

Hi Harper,

German

Hi Harper,

French

Salut Harper,

Spanish

Hola Harper,

Chinese

Harper你好：

Japanese

Harperさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Harper by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	very common	man's name	7%

United States birth data

5,620 male · 70,237 female · 75,857 births recorded

Male 7%Female 93%

Since 1980: 6% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Harper a male or female name?

Harper is a female given name: 93% of people named Harper are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Harper in an email?

Is Harper a unisex name?

Harper is not a unisex name: 7% of people named Harper are men. Harper leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Harper a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/harper (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_harper,
  title  = {Is Harper a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/harper},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}