EN
Boy · Name family

Harry

632,726births recorded
20Countries
3Variants
2011Peak · England & Wales
#13Northern Ireland 2025

Harry is a boy name family recorded 632,726 times in 20 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Northern Ireland (#13 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in England & Wales in 2011, at 1,187.3 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

Which form wins where

Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.

Rank in countries that publish top lists only

All forms of Harry

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Harry English 425,883 🇺🇸 United States #775 1880 ▲ 22 %
Harry English 143,411 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #19 2011 ▼ 60 %
Harry English 10,318 🇨🇦 Ontario #445 1918 ▲ 19 %
Harry English 7,634 🇮🇪 Ireland #25 2018 ▼ 31 %
Harry English 7,157 🇦🇺 New South Wales #39 2018 –
Harry English 6,716 🇸🇪 Sweden #30 2020 ▼ 19 %
Harri Ukrainian 3,060 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #404 2016 ▼ 14 %
Harri Ukrainian 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – 2014 –
Harri Ukrainian 5 🇫🇷 France – 2004 –
Hari English 1,828 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England & Wales #668 2018 ▼ 22 %
Hari English 885 🇺🇸 United States #4396 2024 ▲ 28 %
Hari English 90 🇫🇷 France #2466 2025 ▲ 26 %
Hari English 41 🇨🇦 Ontario #1217 2024 new

Related names

Comes from

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in England & Wales correlates closely with Harry's.

  1. 1Lois
  2. 2Jemima
  3. 3Zack
  4. 4Kara
  5. 5Devon
  6. 6Elysia

How we grouped these names

  • Harry ↔ Harri — spelling variant
  • Harry ↔ Hari — spelling variant

Questions about Harry

How popular is the name Harry?

In 2025 it ranked #13 in Northern Ireland. Official registers record 632,726 births across 20 countries.

What is Harry in other languages?

Harri (Ukrainian); Hari (English).

When was Harry most popular?

It peaked in England & Wales in 2011, at 1,187.3 births per 100,000.

Is Harry a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Harry is a boy name.