Harry
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Harry is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “home ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 20th for boys in the UK (1,928 babies) and 775th for boys in the US (329 babies).
What does Harry mean?
Germanic: medieval English form of Henry
“home ruler”
In Shakespeare's Henry V, the king rallies his troops with the cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'
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Is Harry a girl's or a boy's name?
Harry is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 1,928 boys in the UK and 329 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Harry in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #20among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 1,928about 1 in 160 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 8.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 1,928 boys in the UK were named Harry, making it the 20th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 8,096 boys.
It has been given to fewer boys each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had the fewest boys named Harry since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Harry in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 2,088 boys in the UK were given Harry or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #21.
Among boys in 2025, it was 19th in England and Wales, 31st in Scotland and 13th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#18), 1914 (#19), 1924 (#30), 1934 (#51), 1944 (#65), 1954 (#100), 1994 (#30), 2004 (#11), 2014 (#3) and 2024 (#20).
Harry in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,928 | #20 |
| 2024 | 1,978 | #19 |
| 2023 | 1,982 | #20 |
| 2022 | 2,653 | #16 |
| 2021 | 3,384 | #8 |
| 2020 | 3,486 | #7 |
| 2019 | 4,206 | #5 |
| 2018 | 4,924 | #3 |
| 2017 | 5,482 | #2 |
| 2016 | 5,775 | #2 |
| 2015 | 5,732 | #3 |
| 2014 | 5,840 | #3 |
| 2013 | 6,394 | #3 |
| 2012 | 7,731 | #1 |
| 2011 | 8,096 | #1 |
| 2010 | 7,356 | #3 |
| 2009 | 6,531 | #3 |
| 2008 | 6,350 | #4 |
| 2007 | 6,168 | #5 |
| 2006 | 5,925 | #6 |
| 2005 | 4,852 | #9 |
| 2004 | 4,889 | #12 |
| 2003 | 4,854 | #13 |
| 2002 | 4,753 | #13 |
| 2001 | 5,880 | #6 |
| 2000 | 6,262 | #7 |
| 1999 | 5,079 | #15 |
| 1998 | 4,890 | #16 |
| 1997 | 4,758 | #19 |
| 1996 | 4,528 | #19 |
How popular is Harry in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #775among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 329about 1 in 5,200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 18% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 329 boys in the US were named Harry, making it the 775th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 718th. Its busiest year was 1918, with 9,896 boys.
Half of all the boys named Harry in the US since 1880 were born between 1917 and 1949, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 352 boys in the US were given Harry or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #699, up from #775 for this spelling alone.
- Harry 329
- Hari 23
Harry in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 329 | #775 |
| 2024 | 324 | #775 |
| 2023 | 323 | #782 |
| 2022 | 381 | #695 |
| 2021 | 359 | #721 |
| 2020 | 345 | #718 |
| 2019 | 414 | #649 |
| 2018 | 428 | #623 |
| 2017 | 401 | #646 |
| 2016 | 377 | #677 |
| 2015 | 302 | #779 |
| 2014 | 337 | #714 |
| 2013 | 331 | #709 |
| 2012 | 325 | #721 |
| 2011 | 324 | #707 |
| 2010 | 364 | #659 |
| 2009 | 384 | #645 |
| 2008 | 381 | #641 |
| 2007 | 445 | #577 |
| 2006 | 414 | #594 |
| 2005 | 459 | #528 |
| 2004 | 447 | #530 |
| 2003 | 447 | #524 |
| 2002 | 438 | #518 |
| 2001 | 454 | #501 |
| 2000 | 442 | #512 |
| 1999 | 460 | #483 |
| 1998 | 482 | #467 |
| 1997 | 449 | #480 |
| 1996 | 482 | #456 |
| 1995 | 508 | #448 |
| 1994 | 551 | #417 |
| 1993 | 567 | #408 |
| 1992 | 644 | #367 |
| 1991 | 635 | #368 |
| 1990 | 628 | #371 |
| 1989 | 747 | #322 |
| 1988 | 672 | #321 |
| 1987 | 711 | #303 |
| 1986 | 675 | #303 |
| 1985 | 778 | #269 |
| 1984 | 728 | #285 |
| 1983 | 752 | #275 |
| 1982 | 767 | #273 |
| 1981 | 835 | #258 |
| 1980 | 859 | #257 |
| 1979 | 914 | #239 |
| 1978 | 912 | #231 |
| 1977 | 949 | #227 |
| 1976 | 965 | #216 |
| 1975 | 1,074 | #204 |
| 1974 | 1,077 | #207 |
| 1973 | 1,203 | #189 |
| 1972 | 1,334 | #182 |
| 1971 | 1,530 | #175 |
| 1970 | 1,696 | #169 |
| 1969 | 1,626 | #171 |
| 1968 | 1,777 | #153 |
| 1967 | 1,877 | #148 |
| 1966 | 1,993 | #144 |
| 1965 | 2,111 | #146 |
| 1964 | 2,398 | #136 |
| 1963 | 2,495 | #137 |
| 1962 | 2,620 | #134 |
| 1961 | 2,749 | #131 |
| 1960 | 3,024 | #124 |
| 1959 | 3,271 | #120 |
| 1958 | 3,589 | #111 |
| 1957 | 3,806 | #100 |
| 1956 | 3,925 | #95 |
| 1955 | 4,139 | #89 |
| 1954 | 4,354 | #86 |
| 1953 | 4,580 | #83 |
| 1952 | 4,993 | #75 |
| 1951 | 5,303 | #70 |
| 1950 | 5,375 | #61 |
| 1949 | 5,544 | #59 |
| 1948 | 5,945 | #57 |
| 1947 | 6,515 | #54 |
| 1946 | 6,027 | #50 |
| 1945 | 5,650 | #47 |
| 1944 | 5,478 | #49 |
| 1943 | 5,720 | #50 |
| 1942 | 5,629 | #48 |
| 1941 | 5,056 | #48 |
| 1940 | 4,681 | #47 |
| 1939 | 4,661 | #45 |
| 1938 | 4,824 | #44 |
| 1937 | 4,814 | #41 |
| 1936 | 4,931 | #39 |
| 1935 | 5,054 | #37 |
| 1934 | 5,099 | #36 |
| 1933 | 5,134 | #35 |
| 1932 | 5,706 | #32 |
| 1931 | 6,045 | #30 |
| 1930 | 6,847 | #28 |
| 1929 | 7,144 | #27 |
| 1928 | 7,604 | #26 |
| 1927 | 8,019 | #25 |
| 1926 | 8,216 | #25 |
| 1925 | 8,610 | #23 |
| 1924 | 9,115 | #22 |
| 1923 | 9,261 | #22 |
| 1922 | 9,077 | #22 |
| 1921 | 9,731 | #21 |
| 1920 | 9,406 | #21 |
| 1919 | 8,990 | #20 |
| 1918 | 9,896 | #20 |
| 1917 | 8,856 | #19 |
| 1916 | 8,476 | #19 |
| 1915 | 8,470 | #19 |
| 1914 | 6,588 | #19 |
| 1913 | 5,458 | #15 |
| 1912 | 4,624 | #16 |
| 1911 | 2,538 | #13 |
| 1910 | 1,978 | #16 |
| 1909 | 1,924 | #14 |
| 1908 | 1,934 | #14 |
| 1907 | 1,813 | #14 |
| 1906 | 1,631 | #14 |
| 1905 | 1,619 | #14 |
| 1904 | 1,722 | #13 |
| 1903 | 1,647 | #13 |
| 1902 | 1,750 | #13 |
| 1901 | 1,594 | #13 |
| 1900 | 2,272 | #13 |
| 1899 | 1,732 | #13 |
| 1898 | 2,129 | #12 |
| 1897 | 1,879 | #13 |
| 1896 | 2,091 | #11 |
| 1895 | 2,128 | #12 |
| 1894 | 2,189 | #10 |
| 1893 | 2,245 | #10 |
| 1892 | 2,460 | #9 |
| 1891 | 2,132 | #9 |
| 1890 | 2,345 | #10 |
| 1889 | 2,559 | #8 |
| 1888 | 2,759 | #9 |
| 1887 | 2,057 | #12 |
| 1886 | 2,257 | #12 |
| 1885 | 2,198 | #12 |
| 1884 | 2,323 | #12 |
| 1883 | 2,110 | #12 |
| 1882 | 2,232 | #12 |
| 1881 | 2,002 | #12 |
| 1880 | 2,152 | #12 |
Nicknames for Harry
- Hal 3 boys in the UK in 2025
- Haz
Names like Harry
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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