Cassie vs Harper
Cassie and Harpercompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cassie was ranked #207 and Harper #21 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cassie was ranked #514 and Harper #23 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cassie was ranked #160 and Harper #54 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Cassie was ranked #119 and Harper #84 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Cassie and Harper over time
Cassie and Harper appear together in 3 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Harper held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cassie in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Harper reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Cassie in 1. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Harper moved ahead of Cassie in Northern Ireland · Girls — #123 and #129 the year before became #92 and #74.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cassie #55 in 2023, Harper #38 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2025
Cassie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Harper in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cassie #332 in 2007, Harper #22 in 2023.
The order changed in 2012: Harper moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #468 and #858; by 2012 that had become #440 and #284.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cassie #514, Harper #23.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2009–2025
Cassie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Harper in 13.
Highest recorded here: Cassie #143 in 2023, Harper #53 in 2018.
The order changed in 2013: Harper moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #234 and #398; by 2013 that had become #273 and #241.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cassie #160, Harper #54.
Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2012–2024
Cassie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Harper in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cassie #55 in 2023, Harper #38 in 2021.
The order changed in 2015: Harper moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #123 and #129; by 2015 that had become #92 and #74.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cassie #119, Harper #84.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Harper
Pairs where Harper shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Harper vs Aurora
Harper and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Harper · Aurora · 24 shared years, 2001–2025 · Moved together in several countries
- Harper vs Daisy
Harper and Daisy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Harper · Daisy · 24 shared years, 2001–2025 · Moved together in several countries
- Harper vs Elsie
Harper and Elsie both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Harper · Elsie · 24 shared years, 2001–2025 · Moved together in several countries
- Harper vs Poppy
Harper and Poppy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Harper · Poppy · 24 shared years, 2001–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Side by side
| Field | Cassie | Harper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An English occupational surname for someone who played or made harps, from Old English 'hearpe'. Popularized as a given name partly through author Harper Lee, who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English (occupational surname) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhɑɹ.pəɹ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #160 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Cassie does not have one recorded yet.
- Cassie and Harper both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Harper; Cassie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Cassie
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #55 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #514 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Harper
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2425 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2023
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2012–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls