Harper is an English, Scottish, and Irish surname that is also commonly used as a unisex given name in the United States.

In other cases, the surname is derived from the Norman le Harpur.

The surname can also be derived from the Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ("son of the harper").

Harper was among the five most popular names for White newborn girls in the American state of Virginia in 2022.

[2] it was the tenth most popular name nationally for newborn girls in the United States in 2021.