Meaning not yet researched.
Harry: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 329 in 2025. Its best rank was #8 in 1889.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #8 in 1889; #775 in 2025. Every baby recorded as Harry in 2025 was a boy.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#775 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 1889, at #8.
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Harry: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 329 boys in 2025. Peak: #8 in 1889 · most boys in one year: 9,896 (1918).
In 2025, 329 US boys were named Harry, making it the 775th most common boys’ name of the year, up 1 place from #776 in 2024. That is 5 more than the 324 boys named Harry in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #8, reached in 1889. The most boys given the name in a single year was 9,896, in 1918. For comparison, it was #779 in 2015 and #61 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Harry in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 2,158 babies with the name. In all, 425,883 US babies have been given the name, 0.5% of them girls and 99.5% boys. Its busiest decade was the 1920s, with 86,694 babies named Harry.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 3,681 US boys were named Harry; the busiest of those years was 2018, with 428. In 2025 that was about 1 in 5,192 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Harry ranked highest in New York in 2025, at #409 for boys there. It was not in the top 100 of any state. Related spellings in the SSA files include Gary (905,438 babies since 1880), Eric (893,184 babies since 1880), Henry (773,564 babies since 1880) and Harold (554,280 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Hari, Harrie and Hary are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Hap, Haps, Harold and Henry.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Dutch and English. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Hari (885), Harrie (469), Hary (31), Harrey (24).
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 31 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 42 | #409 | #387 |
| New Jersey | 18 | #436 | #420 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | #482 | — |
| Connecticut | 5 | #522 | #417 |
| Kansas | 6 | #549 | — |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | #640 | #477 |
| California | 43 | #648 | #701 |
| Massachusetts | 7 | #651 | #656 |
| Oregon | 5 | #652 | — |
| Florida | 24 | #671 | #812 |
| South Carolina | 6 | #694 | — |
| Washington | 9 | #703 | — |
| Illinois | 12 | #726 | #799 |
| Georgia | 13 | #729 | #1,139 |
| Maryland | 6 | #748 | #603 |
| Colorado | 6 | #800 | — |
| Virginia | 8 | #830 | #559 |
| Michigan | 8 | #866 | #911 |
| Indiana | 6 | #890 | #834 |
| Texas | 24 | #988 | #1,220 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | — | 329 | #775 |
| 2024 | — | — | 324 | #776 |
| 2023 | — | — | 323 | #784 |
| 2022 | — | — | 381 | #695 |
| 2021 | — | — | 359 | #721 |
| 2020 | — | — | 345 | #719 |
| 2019 | — | — | 414 | #649 |
| 2018 | — | — | 428 | #623 |
| 2017 | — | — | 401 | #648 |
| 2016 | — | — | 377 | #677 |
| 2015 | — | — | 302 | #779 |
| 2014 | — | — | 337 | #716 |
| 2013 | — | — | 331 | #712 |
| 2012 | — | — | 325 | #721 |
| 2011 | — | — | 324 | #707 |
| 2010 | — | — | 364 | #660 |
| 2009 | — | — | 384 | #646 |
| 2008 | — | — | 381 | #642 |
| 2007 | — | — | 445 | #578 |
| 2006 | — | — | 414 | #595 |
| 2005 | — | — | 459 | #528 |
| 2004 | — | — | 447 | #530 |
| 2003 | — | — | 447 | #524 |
| 2002 | — | — | 438 | #518 |
| 2001 | — | — | 454 | #501 |
| 2000 | — | — | 442 | #512 |
| 1999 | — | — | 460 | #484 |
| 1998 | — | — | 482 | #468 |
| 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 | 8 | #8,678 | 672 | #322 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,946 | 711 | #303 |
| 1986 | — | — | 675 | #303 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,815 | 778 | #269 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,466 | 728 | #286 |
| 1983 | 11 | #5,945 | 752 | #275 |
| 1982 | 8 | #7,715 | 767 | #273 |
| 1981 | 5 | #10,962 | 835 | #258 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,645 | 859 | #258 |
| 1979 | 9 | #6,901 | 914 | #239 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,687 | 912 | #231 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,524 | 949 | #227 |
| 1976 | 10 | #5,739 | 965 | #216 |
| 1975 | 13 | #4,679 | 1,074 | #204 |
| 1974 | 15 | #4,097 | 1,077 | #207 |
| 1973 | 7 | #6,909 | 1,203 | #189 |
| 1972 | 13 | #4,377 | 1,334 | #183 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,210 | 1,530 | #175 |
| 1970 | 11 | #4,860 | 1,696 | #169 |
| 1969 | 11 | #4,535 | 1,626 | #171 |
| 1968 | 12 | #4,080 | 1,777 | #153 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,137 | 1,877 | #148 |
| 1966 | 9 | #4,626 | 1,993 | #144 |
| 1965 | 10 | #4,306 | 2,111 | #146 |
| 1964 | 11 | #4,190 | 2,398 | #136 |
| 1963 | 13 | #3,689 | 2,495 | #137 |
| 1962 | 8 | #5,020 | 2,620 | #134 |
| 1961 | 18 | #3,000 | 2,749 | #131 |
| 1960 | 22 | #2,599 | 3,024 | #124 |
| 1959 | 15 | #3,161 | 3,271 | #120 |
| 1958 | 16 | #3,011 | 3,589 | #111 |
| 1957 | 15 | #3,081 | 3,806 | #100 |
| 1956 | 15 | #3,106 | 3,925 | #95 |
| 1955 | 16 | #2,882 | 4,139 | #89 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,934 | 4,354 | #86 |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,175 | 4,580 | #83 |
| 1952 | 16 | #2,719 | 4,993 | #75 |
| 1951 | 15 | #2,734 | 5,303 | #70 |
| 1950 | 18 | #2,381 | 5,375 | #61 |
| 1949 | 16 | #2,554 | 5,544 | #59 |
| 1948 | 20 | #2,212 | 5,945 | #57 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,684 | 6,515 | #54 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,933 | 6,027 | #50 |
| 1945 | 21 | #1,847 | 5,650 | #47 |
| 1944 | 22 | #1,826 | 5,478 | #49 |
| 1943 | 23 | #1,810 | 5,720 | #50 |
| 1942 | 20 | #1,934 | 5,629 | #48 |
| 1941 | 25 | #1,579 | 5,056 | #48 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,993 | 4,681 | #47 |
| 1939 | 16 | #2,070 | 4,661 | #45 |
| 1938 | 19 | #1,830 | 4,824 | #44 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,597 | 4,814 | #41 |
| 1936 | 24 | #1,526 | 4,931 | #39 |
| 1935 | 33 | #1,250 | 5,054 | #37 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,729 | 5,099 | #36 |
| 1933 | 28 | #1,381 | 5,134 | #35 |
| 1932 | 40 | #1,135 | 5,706 | #32 |
| 1931 | 35 | #1,234 | 6,045 | #30 |
| 1930 | 44 | #1,119 | 6,847 | #28 |
| 1929 | 60 | #924 | 7,144 | #27 |
| 1928 | 60 | #963 | 7,604 | #26 |
| 1927 | 56 | #1,026 | 8,019 | #25 |
| 1926 | 52 | #1,037 | 8,216 | #25 |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,154 | 8,610 | #23 |
| 1924 | 43 | #1,213 | 9,115 | #22 |
| 1923 | 52 | #1,060 | 9,261 | #22 |
| 1922 | 43 | #1,176 | 9,077 | #22 |
| 1921 | 54 | #1,022 | 9,731 | #21 |
| 1920 | 46 | #1,109 | 9,406 | #21 |
| 1919 | 39 | #1,202 | 8,990 | #20 |
| 1918 | 42 | #1,157 | 9,896 | #20 |
| 1917 | 35 | #1,224 | 8,856 | #19 |
| 1916 | 47 | #1,007 | 8,476 | #19 |
| 1915 | 27 | #1,379 | 8,470 | #19 |
| 1914 | 24 | #1,279 | 6,588 | #19 |
| 1913 | 22 | #1,193 | 5,458 | #15 |
| 1912 | 24 | #1,065 | 4,624 | #16 |
| 1911 | 12 | #1,407 | 2,538 | #13 |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,687 | 1,978 | #16 |
| 1909 | 9 | #1,521 | 1,924 | #14 |
| 1908 | 7 | #1,746 | 1,934 | #14 |
| 1907 | 11 | #1,243 | 1,813 | #14 |
| 1906 | 14 | #1,015 | 1,631 | #14 |
| 1905 | 12 | #1,119 | 1,619 | #14 |
| 1904 | 9 | #1,307 | 1,722 | #13 |
| 1903 | 9 | #1,252 | 1,647 | #13 |
| 1902 | 11 | #1,094 | 1,750 | #13 |
| 1901 | 8 | #1,265 | 1,594 | #13 |
| 1900 | 7 | #1,637 | 2,272 | #13 |
| 1899 | — | — | 1,732 | #13 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,806 | 2,129 | #12 |
| 1897 | 9 | #1,114 | 1,879 | #13 |
| 1896 | 11 | #1,013 | 2,091 | #11 |
| 1895 | 15 | #834 | 2,128 | #12 |
| 1894 | 10 | #1,025 | 2,189 | #10 |
| 1893 | 19 | #672 | 2,245 | #10 |
| 1892 | 11 | #932 | 2,460 | #9 |
| 1891 | 9 | #966 | 2,132 | #9 |
| 1890 | 12 | #803 | 2,345 | #10 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,363 | 2,559 | #8 |
| 1888 | 13 | #741 | 2,759 | #9 |
| 1887 | 13 | #647 | 2,057 | #12 |
| 1886 | 15 | #585 | 2,257 | #12 |
| 1885 | 11 | #672 | 2,198 | #12 |
| 1884 | 15 | #550 | 2,323 | #12 |
| 1883 | 6 | #858 | 2,110 | #12 |
| 1882 | 14 | #496 | 2,232 | #12 |
| 1881 | — | — | 2,002 | #12 |
| 1880 | 6 | #785 | 2,152 | #12 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).