Harry as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Harry

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The baby name Harry is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhæri/ (HARR-ee).

Harry is English in Origin.

Gender: Male

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: English

Pronunciation: /ˈhæri/ (HARR-ee)

What is the meaning of the name Harry ?

The baby name Harry is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈhæri/ (HARR-ee).

Harry is English in Origin.

Harry is the medieval English vernacular of Henry, from Old French Henri and ultimately the Germanic Heimirich (heim 'home, estate' + ric 'ruler'), meaning 'ruler of the home.' It also served as a familiar of Harold (Old English Hereweald, 'army ruler') and, less often, Harrison; by the 18th-19th centuries it stood as an independent given name. Variants and related forms include Herry (Middle English), Hal, Hank (US), Henry, Henri, Hendrik; feminine Harriet/Henrietta; Welsh/Finnish Harri.

In England the name was common from the Middle Ages; several King Henrys were styled 'Harry' in chronicles and Shakespeare, notably Prince Hal/Harry of Monmouth. It spread through the Anglophone world and belongs to figures such as Harry S. Truman, Harry Houdini, and Prince Harry (born Henry). The success of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter renewed its appeal, especially in Britain. Today it feels friendly and traditional yet brisk, with strong royal and literary associations.

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Harry	Crosby	Kathryn Crosby	singer	★★★★★	Bing Crosby	television actor	★★★★★
Harry	Waters				Roger Waters	film director	★★★★★
Harry	Neal Baum				L. Frank Baum	film producer	★★★★★
Harry	Dreyfuss				Richard Dreyfuss	television actor	★★★★★
Harry	Greenwood				Hugo Weaving	television actor	★★★★★
Harry	James Thornton				Billy Bob Thornton	film director	★★★★★

Harry – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Boys	2025	#1	—	836
Sweden	Boys	2022	#16	435	1,509
FJ	Boys	0	#16	2	603
ID		0	#25	15	2,238
BF	Boys	0	#26	1	439
HT	Boys	0	#26	9	903
KR	Boys	0	#26	2	897
BN		0	#30	3	2,297
ID	Boys	0	#30	135	4,130
NA		0	#31	3	2,537
New Zealand	Boys	2010	#36	123	99
DJ	Boys	0	#36	1	657
EE		0	#37	1	1,051
MO		0	#45	8	2,706
PR		0	#48	8	1,497
CY		0	#49	11	1,632
CM		0	#56	1	2,592
CY	Boys	0	#63	76	3,473
NL	Boys	0	#65	7,433	5,873
LU		0	#66	1	2,830
CN		0	#67	19	3,857
IN		0	#68	4	2,963
JP		0	#74	4	4,057
AZ	Girls	0	#75	1	1,051
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
AL		0	#76	1	2,372
AO		0	#76	2	2,729
MV	Boys	0	#77	3	3,375
TW		0	#77	24	4,523
BG		0	#80	3	1,799
BN	Boys	0	#80	54	6,332
CN	Boys	0	#83	380	9,639
PH		0	#85	12	5,607
LT		0	#88	1	949
JM		0	#90	4	3,714
MD	Girls	0	#92	1	865
PR	Boys	0	#94	97	2,508
GR		0	#98	37	3,911
QA		0	#99	8	7,011
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
GR	Boys	0	#108	203	6,912
MO	Boys	0	#108	126	5,842
GE	Boys	0	#109	2	2,055
EE	Boys	0	#110	16	2,087
HU		0	#115	1	1,675
EC		0	#117	5	2,502
TW	Boys	0	#118	147	7,111
KW		0	#119	3	5,216
OM		0	#119	3	6,215
CY	Girls	0	#122	4	3,755
HK	Boys	0	#126	1,210	12,905
AZ	Boys	0	#130	2	1,400
PA		0	#130	9	3,797
Switzerland	Boys	2024	#132	6	1,769
Norway	Boys	2019	#134	6	451
MU		0	#135	3	3,613
BW	Boys	0	#136	14	4,685
Belgium	Boys	2024	#141	48	401
CR		0	#149	10	5,526
NL		0	#149	297	2,481
LT	Boys	0	#150	2	2,166
RS	Boys	0	#152	3	2,277
Austria	Boys	0	#153	502	2,180
MT	Girls	0	#153	1	3,773
AE		0	#154	24	10,220
MT	Boys	0	#156	21	4,064
HU	Boys	0	#162	13	3,954
PR	Girls	0	#167	1	3,171
NA	Boys	0	#172	64	6,830
Austria		0	#174	40	850
HR		0	#181	1	2,081
CZ		0	#183	4	3,154
PH	Boys	0	#183	232	11,440
Germany	Boys	0	#184	2,507	5,697
BG	Boys	0	#191	29	3,850
GH	Boys	0	#191	191	8,138
AR		0	#192	2	2,915
Finland	Boys	2026	#194	1,976	3,552
RU		0	#194	1	3,641
DK		0	#199	8	5,198
Finland	Boys	0	#199	310	2,041
LU	Boys	0	#204	15	4,970
SG		0	#208	62	11,010
SI	Boys	0	#210	2	3,402
JM	Boys	0	#215	58	6,876
GH		0	#216	28	5,396
AO	Girls	0	#217	1	4,575
HK		0	#219	139	8,483
MY	Boys	0	#219	2,078	25,439
NG		0	#219	46	5,926
PS		0	#220	7	5,692
EC	Boys	0	#221	19	3,322
MY		0	#222	114	12,352
HU	Girls	0	#225	1	3,308
IR		0	#230	2	4,221
BD		0	#234	8	5,992
Canada	Boys	2024	#235	72	2,588
JP	Boys	0	#236	62	7,909
NA	Girls	0	#237	1	7,146
France	Boys	2021	#241	159	2,865
SG	Boys	0	#241	675	17,960
ZA	Boys	0	#241	2,607	25,619
AO	Boys	0	#243	7	5,568
GR	Girls	0	#247	3	6,293
HR	Boys	0	#248	11	3,997
PT		0	#249	2	4,161
JP	Girls	0	#251	1	6,592
DK	Boys	0	#254	72	7,401
MO	Girls	0	#261	3	7,056
IL		0	#262	13	6,291
CZ	Boys	0	#263	42	6,530
PE		0	#265	46	6,350
KZ	Boys	0	#272	18	6,578
AF	Boys	0	#273	2	3,535
JM	Girls	0	#276	3	7,507
PL	Boys	0	#277	59	6,459
SA		0	#277	19	10,560
MU	Boys	0	#282	76	8,477
Finland		0	#284	24	830
TW	Girls	0	#285	5	8,139
CO	Boys	0	#287	1,665	15,656
GT		0	#296	19	5,948
NG	Boys	0	#299	1,536	16,906
PT	Boys	0	#299	70	7,951
AL	Boys	0	#300	4	5,122
CR	Boys	0	#300	219	10,188
Germany		0	#308	135	2,542
GH	Girls	0	#308	17	6,973
PA	Boys	0	#316	182	9,305
ZA		0	#326	122	14,421
KZ	Girls	0	#331	2	5,862
QA	Girls	0	#336	8	15,378
JO	Girls	0	#339	1	7,570
CL	Boys	0	#347	469	13,390
JO	Boys	0	#348	30	7,057
UY	Boys	0	#350	50	5,922
CZ	Girls	0	#351	1	5,378
CN	Girls	0	#353	7	8,829
GT	Boys	0	#354	121	7,625
SD	Girls	0	#354	5	7,678
BR		0	#357	4	5,969
MU	Girls	0	#357	6	8,539
PL	Girls	0	#360	5	5,096
BO		0	#367	15	6,868
YE		0	#367	15	8,639
PE	Boys	0	#368	975	14,506
CL		0	#377	35	6,867
OM	Girls	0	#377	20	15,987
CO		0	#391	90	7,768
BH		0	#400	154	17,937
MX		0	#402	12	8,339
SD	Boys	0	#403	43	10,523
BD	Girls	0	#404	3	8,413
EG		0	#407	6	6,387
RU	Boys	0	#407	99	12,621
PH	Girls	0	#422	8	13,098
Spain		0	#423	30	2,326
AR	Boys	0	#426	42	7,628
BO	Boys	0	#430	170	9,244
CM	Boys	0	#436	115	12,054
PS	Boys	0	#461	88	10,655
QA	Boys	0	#479	230	18,093
RU	Girls	0	#489	10	11,913
IR	Boys	0	#492	61	10,162
IL	Boys	0	#494	114	10,983
KW	Boys	0	#494	285	18,755
IQ	Girls	0	#495	10	11,303
KW	Girls	0	#506	10	19,177
LY		0	#512	24	12,703
PA	Girls	0	#516	3	9,861
AE	Girls	0	#521	33	20,968
BD	Boys	0	#523	54	10,045
CM	Girls	0	#529	12	11,671
UY	Girls	0	#533	4	6,731
IN	Boys	0	#540	530	16,750
GT	Girls	0	#541	1	7,500
AE	Boys	0	#542	696	22,615
PS	Girls	0	#542	6	10,981
IR	Girls	0	#545	1	8,334
Spain	Boys	0	#561	422	5,610
SG	Girls	0	#564	23	18,916
CR	Girls	0	#571	3	11,342
HK	Girls	0	#586	30	16,104
United States	Boys	2024	#587	322	7,044
IQ	Boys	0	#592	76	13,071
IN	Girls	0	#606	26	13,121
MX	Boys	0	#617	409	16,355
AR	Girls	0	#626	5	8,289
LB		0	#629	30	13,263
NG	Girls	0	#637	151	15,093
BR	Boys	0	#642	111	12,213
IL	Girls	0	#644	2	11,648
OM	Boys	0	#644	242	17,948
IT		0	#661	54	4,183
IT	Boys	0	#690	1,005	10,046
SY		0	#713	16	11,684
EG	Boys	0	#724	163	15,035
TN		0	#788	42	13,765
Germany	Girls	0	#817	22	4,949
NL	Girls	0	#892	64	5,933
SA	Girls	0	#894	42	25,931
CL	Girls	0	#908	8	14,098
PE	Girls	0	#929	15	14,861
MY	Girls	0	#931	64	24,821
EG	Girls	0	#943	17	14,742
Spain	Girls	0	#970	14	5,561
MA		0	#970	159	20,986
BR	Girls	0	#990	3	12,708
SA	Boys	0	#1,015	692	28,008
DZ		0	#1,043	134	20,130
CO	Girls	0	#1,057	22	16,140
ZA	Girls	0	#1,082	60	25,928
TR		0	#1,108	104	19,440
MX	Girls	0	#1,167	17	17,781
IT	Girls	0	#1,403	44	9,415

Harry is popular in 97 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Norway

Canada

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New South Wales, Australia

United States

Switzerland

Sweden

Wallonia, Belgium

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

New Zealand

Flanders, Belgium

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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