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Harry

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From The Name Harold
Familiar form of Herald or Henry; Harry Potter is the young wizard in the extremely popular series of children''s books by J.K. Rowling.
Scandinavian
Scottish

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Presidential
  • Word

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Harry

Pronunciation

ha(r)-ry

Famous People

President Harry Truman, Actor Harry Hamlin, Musician Harry Connick Jr.

Celebrity Babies

Son of Billy Bob Thornton, Son of Harry Letterman and Regina Lasko, Son of Richard Dreyfuss

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1918 (rank #20, 9,896 births); most recent 2025 (rank #775, 329 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1929 (rank #922, 60 births); most recent 1988 (rank #8381, 8 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025329–
2024322–
2023323–
2022381–
2021359–
2020345–
2019414–
2018428–
2017401–
2016377–

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #1, 7,523 births); most recent 2025 (rank #19, 1,718 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearBoys
20251,718
20241,765
20231,799
20222,403
20213,089
20203,209
20193,823
20184,512
20175,031
20165,284

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 2023 (rank #326, 165 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoys
2023165
2022152
2021159
2020162
2019163
2018124
2017110
201673
201591
201480

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #7, 510 births); most recent 2025 (rank #26, 183 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearBoys
2025183
2024209
2023198
2022242
2021264
2020311
2019311
2018429
2017410
2016374

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Boys: peak in 2011 (rank #8, 345 births); most recent 2025 (rank #31, 120 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearBoys
2025120
2024124
2023106
2022132
2021181
2020166
2019227
2018262
2017282
2016303

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Boys: peak in 2012 (rank #4, 232 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13, 90 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearBoys
202590
202489
202377
2022118
2021114
2020111
2019156
2018150
2017169
2016188

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #45, 56 births); most recent 2023 (rank #493, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearBoys
20236
202210
20215
20208
201915
201822
201715
20166
20158
201410

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence