Harry

“Variant of Henry — Ruler of the home” — English/Germanic, via Old French Henri origin

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

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. Hal is a short form of Harry.

Around the world: #13 in N. Ireland (2025) · #19 in England & Wales (2025) · #23 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #25 in Ireland (2025) · #30 in Sweden (2025).

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

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 · Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Harry Osborn — The Amazing Spider-Man · Spider-Man
Harry Kim — Old Wounds · Cybersong

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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