Harry

Meaning: Ruler of the home
Origin: Variant of Henry (from English/Germanic)

Nicknames: Hal

Boy's name · #775 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Popularity over time

Harry is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1889, when it ranked #8. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 424,000 boys since 1880, ranked #775 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Harry is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Harry ranks in other countries and regions.

#13 in N. Ireland (2025) · #19 in England & Wales (2025) · #23 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #25 in Ireland (2025) · #30 in Sweden (2025) · #31 in Scotland (2025) · #35 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #39 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #44 in New Zealand (2025) · #214 in Belgium (2025) · #336 in France (2025) · #607 in Ecuador (2025) and 4 more.

Famous Harrys

Harry S. Truman — President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)
Harry Houdini — Hungarian-born American illusionist, escapologist, and stunt performer (1874–1926)
Harry Kane — English association football player (born 1993)
Harry Martinson — Swedish writer (1904–1978)
Harry Styles — English singer, songwriter and actor

In stories & tradition

Harry Potter — Harry Potter (film series)
Harry Osborn — Spider-Man (film)
Harry Kim — Old Wounds (book)

What Harrys become

Among 7,710 notable people named Harry:

Sports figures appear 1.55× more often than among typical names — e.g. Harry Kane, English association football player (born 1993).

Similar names: Henri · Alfred · Harris · Larry · Ernest · Ray

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