Harry

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Harry is a male given name. Beginning as a Middle English form of Henry, in the modern era it became a diminutive for several names beginning with "Har". The Norwegian term "harry" is derived from the name.

From Wikipedia

Harry first appears in the data in 1992 and has been recorded in 33 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,441 babies (rank #29 that year). In 2025 it was given to 486 boys (rank #30). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Harry

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Harry yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

15,433

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,441

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Harry Potter: Harry Potter — the boy who lived

Famous people named Harry

Harry S. Trumandiarist · b. 1884
Harry Houdiniescape artist · b. 1874
Harry Kaneassociation football player · b. 1993
Harry PotterQuidditch player · b. 1980
Harry Martinsonscience fiction writer · b. 1904

More popular boys' names

Names ranked near Harry in 2025

Other boys' names starting with H

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1992	133	#93
1994	97	#97
1995	146	#86
1996	160	#83
1997	190	#74
1998	237	#62
1999	224	#66
2000	276	#55
2001	302	#54
2002	317	#48
2003	338	#43
2004	339	#42
2005	316	#48
2006	267	#32
2007	273	#33
2008	459	#31
2009	465	#30
2010	514	#25
2011	525	#23
2012	535	#24
2013	508	#25
2014	559	#26
2015	1,441	#29
2016	1,354	#29
2017	739	#25
2018	830	#16
2019	969	#22
2020	637	#27
2021	496	#22
2022	458	#23
2023	347	#33
2024	496	#30
2025	486	#30