Harry
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Harry
Harry is the medieval English form of Henry, which derived from the Germanic name Heimrich, meaning "estate ruler." Harry was the nickname of all eight King Henrys; it is also a diminutive of Harold and Harrison.
Harry for boys#775 US
Harry was everyone's elderly uncle until Princess Diana, following British royal tradition, named her son Henry but called him Harry. Then Harry Potter became a rage and Harry Styles of One Direction became the hottest boy bander of the new millennium. Thus, Harry's avuncular image was history. Harry is still much more popular in England, Ireland, and Scotland than it is in the US, but its classic yet unpretentious image makes it a recommended choice.
Harry was a Top 20 name in the US from 1880 to 1918, and continued in the Top 100 into the 1950s (hence the song "I'm Just Wild About Harry"), and has countless worthy namesakes, including Truman, Belafonte, and Houdini.
Among the celebs who have chosen this good guy name for their sons are David Letterman (it was his father's name), Simon Baker, and Billy Bob Thornton. It's also found in a number of movie titles from The Trouble with Harry to Dirty Harry to When Harry Met Sally.
Something to think about when using Harry: how does it sound in your accent? It might sound great, or it could sound a bit to hairy.
Harry for girls
Rarely given as a full name for baby girls, but occasionally used as a nickname for names such as Harriet and Henrietta.
Pronounced HAR-ee.
As of October 2026, Harry ranked #775 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8 in 1889, Nameberry popularity #202.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #716 | 337 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #779 | 302 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #677 | 377 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #648 | 401 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #623 | 428 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #649 | 414 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #718 | 345 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #721 | 359 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #695 | 381 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #783 | 323 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #777 | 322 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #775 | 329 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Harry on lists
Famous Harrys
- Harry Alan TowersBoy
English film producer
- Harry S. TrumanBoy
33rd U.S. President
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U.S. Supreme Court Justice
- Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz)Boy
Hungarian,American escape artist
- Harry Mason ReidBoy
U.S. Senator from Nevada
- Prince Harry (née Henry Charles Albert David)Boy
Duke of Sussex, a member of the British royal family
- Harry LewisBoy
YouTube personality known as Wroetoshaw
- Harry Edward StylesBoy
English singer, songwriter and actor
- Harry Frederick HarlowBoy
American psychologist
- (Joseph) Harry Connick Jr.Boy
American singer and actor
- Harold George "Harry" BelafonteBoy
American singer, actor and activist
- Harry Robinson HamlinBoy
American actor
- Harry Laverne AndersonBoy
American actor
- Harry Truman ReasonerBoy
American TV journalist
- Harry Albert AtkinsonBoy
10th Premier of New Zealand
- Harry Foster ChapinBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Harry Edward NilssonBoy
American singer,songwriter
- Harry Mark Christopher JuddBoy
drummer of British band McFly
- Harry DouglasBoy
American NFL football player
- Hubert August "Harry" PielBoy
German actor, screenwriter, and film director
- Harry Fleetwood AndrewsBoy
English actor
- Harry MondrykBoy
English singer
- Harry Lawrence NewmanBoy
American NFL football player
- Harry John TreadwayBoy
English actor
- Harry Fielding ReidBoy
American geophysicist
- Harry MorganBoy
American actor
- Harry Neal BaumBoy
American author
- Harry Bache SmithBoy
American songwriter
- Harry Edson BrowneBoy
American investment analyst, author and politician
- Henry George "Harry" ChauvelBoy
Australian WWI general
- George Henry Stevens "Harry" TrottBoy
Australian cricketer
- Harry DanningBoy
American baseball player
- Harry Surtees AlthamBoy
English cricketer
- Harry LloydBoy
English actor
- Harry Gordon Selfridge Sr.Boy
British retail magnate
- Harry BroadBoy
New Zealand author
- Harry Shum Jr.Boy
Costa Rican,American actor, dancer, singer, and choreographer
- Harry James ThorntonBoy
son of actor Billy Bob Thornton and model Pietra Dawn Cherniak
- Harry LettermanBoy
son of American comedian and TV personality David Letterman
- Harry Friday BakerBoy
son of actors Simon Baker and Rebecca Rigg
Harry in pop culture
- Harry James PotterBoy
main character in J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series
- Harry OsbornBoy
friend of Peter Parker/Spiderman in Marvel's "Spiderman"
- Dirty Harry CallahanBoy
main character in the "Dirty Harry" movies
- Harry BurnsBoy
main character in film "When Harry Met Sally"
- Hieronymus "Harry" BoschBoy
main character in novels by Michael Connelly and TV's "Bosch"
- Harry FisherBoy
character on TV's "Waterloo Road"
- Harry ColemanBoy
character in 2003 movie "Freaky Friday"
- Harry BaileyBoy
George's younger brother in movie "It's a Wonderful Life"
- Harry HallerBoy
main character in Hermann Hesse's "Steppenwolf"
- Harry PearceBoy
character on TV's "Spooks"
- Harry Paget FlashmanBoy
main character in the "Flashman" series by George MacDonald Fraser
- Harry PrendergastBoy
main character in G. A. Henty's "The Treasure of the Incas"
- HarryBoy
character on TV's "7th Heaven"
- Harry CraneBoy
character on TV's "Mad Men"
- Harry MasonBoy
character in the "Silent Hill" video game series
- Harry SolomonBoy
character on TV's "3rd Rock from the Sun"
- Harry DresdenBoy
main character in "The Dresden Files" series by Jim Butcher
- Horrible HarryBoy
children's book series by Suzy Kline
- Harry FurnessBoy
main character in G. A. Henty's "Friends Though Divided"
- Harry DunneBoy
main character in movie "Dumb and Dumber"
- Harry "Opie" WinstonBoy
character on TV's "Sons of Anarchy"
- Harry LimeBoy
robber in the "Home Alone" movies
- Henry "Harry" SandwithBoy
main character in G. A. Henty's "In the Reign of Terror"
- Harry CarringtonBoy
character in "Elsie Dinsmore" series
- Henry "Harry" WottonBoy
character in "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
- Harry "Galahad" HartBoy
character from "Kingsman: The Secret Service"
- Harry S. TrumanBoy
character in "Twin Peaks"
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a character in "The Forest of Hands and Teeth," by Carrie Ryan
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main character in short story "The Black Mamba" by author Liam Holt
- Harrison "Harry" WellsBoy
character from TV's "The Flash"
- Harry DoyleBoy
character in ABC's "Quantico"
- Bad Hat HarryBoy
a production company
- Harry SullivanBoy
a companion on TV’s "Doctor Who"
- Harry BrightBoy
character in the "Mamma Mia!" musical and films
- Harry HunterBoy
character in the 1962 film "The Phantom of the Opera"
- Harry GreenwoodBoy
character on "Charmed" reboot
- Harrier "Harry" Du BoisBoy
character in the video game "Disco Elysium"
- Harry Grant Boy
Character on ABC's "9-1-1"
- "Goody Blake and Harry Gill"Boy
A ballad in William Wordsworth's collection of poems, "Lyrical Ballads"
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character from the very potter musical trilogy