Hadleigh vs Harper
Hadleigh 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Hadleigh was ranked #2788 and Harper #23 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Hadleigh was ranked #4275 and Harper #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
Hadleigh and Harper over time
Hadleigh and Harper appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Harper held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hadleigh in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one 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, and Hadleigh in none. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hadleigh #2411 in 2024, Harper #22 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1999–2025
Hadleigh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Harper in 16.
Highest recorded here: Hadleigh #1152 in 2019, Harper #618 in 2015.
The order changed in 2004: Harper moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1949 and #2587; by 2004 that had become #3651 and #2070.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hadleigh #4275, Harper #2952.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2012–2025
Hadleigh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Harper in 11.
Highest recorded here: Hadleigh #2411 in 2024, Harper #22 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hadleigh #2788, Harper #23.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Hadleigh | Harper |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #15 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 53/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Harper has a recorded origin (English (occupational surname)); Hadleigh does not have one recorded yet.
- Hadleigh and Harper both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Harper; Hadleigh doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Hadleigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1152 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 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