unisex name

Harper-Lee

HAR-per-LEE (English)

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 10
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 81

Harper-Lee is a unisex name with 3 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 89% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2017, when 12 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • Today about 1 in 131,735 babies in England and Wales is given this name.
  • First appears in birth records in 2014.
  • 3 syllables.

Harper-Lee Over Time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Harper-Lee by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
2010s 44
2020s (to 2025) 29

How Popular Is Harper-Lee?

In 2025, Harper-Lee was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Harper-Lee Is Used

Scotland #826 3 in 2017
England & Wales #4,933 4 in 2025
United States as Harperlee #18,605 5 in 2016

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales leave out any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Harper-Lee Is Spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Harperlee Harperlee is Harper-Lee written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #18,605. 5

Names That Peaked Alongside Harper-Lee

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Harper-Lee Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Harper-Lee over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Harper-Lee

  • English HAR-per-LEE

Sibling Names for Harper-Lee

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Harper-Lee — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Harper-Lee

How popular is the name Harper-Lee?

In 2025, Harper-Lee was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Harper-Lee a girl's or a boy's name?

Harper-Lee is used for both girls and boys. About 89% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Harper-Lee?

Harper-Lee has 3 syllables.

When was Harper-Lee most popular?

Harper-Lee peaked in 2017, when 12 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Harper-Lee a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Harper-Lee currently ranks #4,933 in England and Wales. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.