Harry: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced HAR-ee · 2 syllables

Medieval English spoken form of Old French Henri.

How popular is Harry?

Harry was the #775 name in the US in 2025, given to 329 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1880.

Babies named Harry in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1880).

Half of US adults named Harry are older than 70; most are between 31 and 89. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Names that real brothers and sisters of people named Harry have, from family records on Wikidata, most common first.

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Harry is pronounced HAR-ee.

Harry was the #775 name in the US in 2025, given to 329 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1880.

Half of US adults named Harry are older than 70. Most are between 31 and 89.