UK girl's name
Harper-Lea
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2022. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Harper-Lea is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Harper-Lea popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2022 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5669, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 4 births.
This profile covers 13 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 2016 to 2022. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 13 living people in the UK are called Harper-Lea. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2023 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Harper-Lea ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales in 2022, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 4 girls were registered as Harper-Lea.
- • About 13 living people in the UK are estimated to have Harper-Lea as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5669
2022
Births in 2022
3
Latest year
Peak year
2017
4 births
Estimated living
13
2026
Popularity
Harper-Lea over time
The chart below shows babies named Harper-Lea registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2016 to 2022. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Harper-Lea, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2022, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harper-Lea by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Harper-Lea was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #5669 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #5380 | 10 | 3 |
Related
Names similar to Harper-Lea
- Hannah 67,635
- Holly 52,307
- Harriet 24,781
- Hollie 17,902
- Harper 15,784
- Heidi 12,675
- Hallie 9,873
- Hope 9,414
- Hayley 5,968
- Hazel 5,954
- Hanna 5,735
- Heather 5,497
FAQ
Harper-Lea: questions and answers
How popular is the name Harper-Lea in the UK right now?
In 2022, Harper-Lea was ranked #5669 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Harper-Lea most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 4 babies registered as Harper-Lea in England and Wales.
How many people are called Harper-Lea in the UK?
A total of 13 babies have been registered as Harper-Lea across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.