Name
HARRY

Name HARRY

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 616,966 births of Harry in the countries below, which represents an average of 4,345 births of children bearing the first name Harry per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 5,381 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Harry   
In Italiano Nome Harry   


Information about the first name Harry

We celebrate Harry on July 13th
The first name Harry is listed in our categories :The first name Harry has been assigned to:
99.92% to boys
0.08% to girls
The country where the first name Harry is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 5 letters including 2 vowels and 3 consonants

Anagrams of the first name Harry

An anagram is a word that contains the same letters of another word. Here is the list of first names which are an anagram of Harry : Hrayr, Hyrra

Harry in Japanese *

Romajiharii
Katakanaハリー
Hiraganaはりー
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Harry in Japanese
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Harry in sign language

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Harry in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Harry

US English
Etymology src :
Etymology src :
  • From Middle English herien, harien, from Old English herġian, from Proto-West Germanic *harjōn, from Proto-Germanic *harjōną, from *harjaz (“army”), from Proto-Indo-European *koryos, from *ker- (“army”).
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation, Boston, Rhode Island, NYC) enPR: hărʹ-ē, IPA(key): /ˈhæɹi/
  • Rhymes: -æɹi
  • (General American) enPR: hărʹē
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /ˈhæɹi/
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction)
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈhɛɹi/, /ˈheɹi/
  • Rhymes: -æɹi
  • (only in accents with the Mary-marry-merry merger) Homophone: hairy
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hæɹi/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /hæɹi/, /hɛɹi/
  • Rhymes: -æɹi
Proper noun src :
  • Harry (plural Harrys or Harries)
  • A male given name
  • A male given name from the Germanic languages
  • A male given name from French, originating as an Anglicization of Henri
  • A diminutive of the male given name Henry, Harold
  • (rare compared to given name) A surname originating as a patronymic.
  • (rare nickname) A diminutive of the female given name Harriet
Verb src :
  • harry (third-person singular simple present harries, present participle harrying, simple past and past participle harried) (transitive)
  • To plunder, pillage, assault.
  • To make repeated attacks on an enemy.
  • To strip, lay waste, ravage.
  • To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
Verb (Derived terms) src :
  • harrier
General
Etymology src :
Adjective src :
  • harry (indeclinable)
  • (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy, tacky
Proper noun src :
PT Portuguese
Etymology src :
  • Unadapted borrowing from English Harry.
SE Swedish
Proper noun src :
DK Danish
Etymology src :
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NO Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective src :
  • harry (indeclinable)
  • (slang, derogatory) cheesy, shabby, kitschy
NO Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology src :
Adjective (Derived terms) src :
  • harrytur
  • harryhandel
 

Popularity of the name Harry

Number of HARRY births per year

Popularity of the name Harry
Popularity of the name Harry

Total births of Harry by country

Births with the first name Harry
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
420,284
494
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
135,726
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
16,311
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
10,204
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
7,077
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
6,681
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
5,818
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
5,733
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
2,141
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
1,668
0
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
1,229
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
1,222
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
599
1
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
527
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
353
1
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
189
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
188
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
94
1
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
86
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
85
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
75
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
64
0
NSNew Scotland
1920 - 2022
62
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
43
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
9
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
1
0
Popularity of the name Harry

Total births of Harry by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Harry
Country
Boys
Girls
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
3,089
0
AUAustralia
2022
775
0
SESweden
2022
435
0
USUnited State of America
2022
330
0
IEIreland
2022
242
0
FRFrance
2022
152
0
DEGermany
2022
124
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
91
0
BEBelgium
2022
47
0
QCQuebec
2022
25
0
ONOntario
2019
24
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
10
0
CLChili
2021
7
0
ITItaly
2021
7
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
6
0
DKDenmark
2022
6
0
ABAlberta
2022
5
0
ATAustria
2021
3
0
PLPoland
2022
2
0
ARArgentina
2015
1
0

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Personalities with the first name Harry

There are 713 personalities with the first name Harry

Harry S. Truman src

United states of america
Judge Businessperson Politician Military officer Diarist

Heinrich Heine src

France Holy roman empire German confederation
Writer Poet Poet lawyer Journalist Publicist Literary critic Essayist

Bing Crosby (Harry Lillis Crosby) src

United states of america
Film actor Jazz musician Screenwriter Actor Poet Singer Stage actor Radio personality

Sinclair Lewis (Harry Sinclair Lewis) src

United states of america
Writer Playwright Journalist Novelist

Lee Kuan Yew src

Singapore
Lawyer Politician Autobiographer Statesperson Philosopher

Francis Crick src

United kingdom
Geneticist Neuroscientist Biophysicist Molecular biologist Writer Physicist Biologist University teacher Biochemist

Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz) src

United states of america Austria-hungary
Screenwriter Actor Historian Stunt performer Performing artist Illusionist Aircraft pilot Film director Film producer Philosopher Magician Escape artist

Harry Kane (Harry Edward Kane) src

United kingdom
Association football player

Harry Martinson (Harry Edmund Martinson) src

Sweden
Writer Poet Novelist Science fiction writer

Harry Styles (Harry Edward Styles) src

United kingdom
Activist Humanitarian Actor Singer Singer-songwriter Songwriter Guitarist Film actor


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Harry
Full list of personalities with the first name Harry

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Harry

There are 3009 actors and actresses with the first name Harry
Harry Whittaker
Harry Mcdermott
Harry Hickles
Harry Holland
Harry Carey
Harry Stott
Harry Styles
Harry Forrester
Harry Hains
Harry Reid
Harry Lu
Harry Mavrommatis
Harry Michell
Harry Cook
Harry Haynes
Harry Eden
Harry Culverhouse
Harry Mcentire
Harry Melling
Harry Gilliam
Harry Lister Smith
Harry Smyth
Harry Sims
Harry Zittel
Harry Lampl
Harry Smith
Harry Kent
Harry Judd
Harry Lee Clay
Harry Askenazi

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Harry
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Harry

Rankings of first name HARRY by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#7GB United Kingdom2021
#16SE Sweden2022
#18IE Ireland2022
#19AU Australia2022
#40NZ New Zealand2022
#222QC Quebec2022
#234BE Belgium2022
#367FR France2022
#382BC British Columbia2022
#434DE Germany2022
#465ON Ontario2019
#509DK Denmark2022
#610CL Chili2021
#704US United State of America2022
#785AB Alberta2022
#962PL Poland2022
#1092IT Italy2021
#1130AT Austria2021
#1144CH Switzerland2021
#1311AR Argentina2015
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name HARRY (female) births over the last year available in each country
Other boys' names around Harry
HARRODHARROLDHARROLDSHARROLLHARRONHARROOPHARROUNHARRSHHARRSHAHARRSHAN HARRY HARRYBERTHARRYCEHARRYDAVIDHARRYDSONHARRYGEORGEHARRYHARANHARRYISHHARRYJACKHARRYJAMESHARRYJAY

Other girls' names around Harry
HARRIOTHARRIOTTHARRISHARRISONHARRISSAHARRISSONHARRJETTHARROLDHARROOPHARRUTH HARRY HARRYANHARRYDZAHARRYJOTHARRYSAHARRYSHAHARRYSONHARSAANJHARSAHIBHARSAHIBAHARSAHJ

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