Harry was a hugely popular boys' name that peaked at #8 in 1889 but is far less common today.
Harry is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #775 for boy births in the United States (and #1,589 across all names), given to 329 babies. Harry first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1918 (9,896 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 329 | 329 | — | #775 |
| 2024 | 324 | 324 | — | #776 |
| 2023 | 323 | 323 | — | #784 |
| 2022 | 381 | 381 | — | #695 |
| 2021 | 359 | 359 | — | #721 |
| 2020 | 345 | 345 | — | #719 |
| 2019 | 414 | 414 | — | #649 |
| 2018 | 428 | 433 | — | #623 |
| 2017 | 401 | 401 | — | #648 |
| 2016 | 377 | 385 | — | #677 |
| 2015 | 302 | 302 | — | #779 |
| 2014 | 337 | 337 | — | #716 |
| 2013 | 331 | 337 | — | #712 |
| 2012 | 325 | 330 | — | #721 |
| 2011 | 324 | 330 | — | #707 |
| 2010 | 364 | 370 | — | #660 |
| 2009 | 384 | 392 | — | #646 |
| 2008 | 381 | 388 | — | #642 |
| 2007 | 445 | 453 | — | #578 |
| 2006 | 414 | 429 | — | #595 |
| 2005 | 459 | 475 | — | #528 |
| 2004 | 447 | 462 | — | #530 |
| 2003 | 447 | 460 | — | #524 |
| 2002 | 438 | 456 | — | #518 |
| 2001 | 454 | 480 | — | #501 |
| 2000 | 442 | 460 | — | #512 |
| 1999 | 460 | 491 | — | #484 |
| 1998 | 482 | 505 | — | #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 | 680 | — | #8,678 | #322 |
| 1987 | 716 | — | #11,946 | #303 |
| 1986 | 675 | — | — | #303 |
| 1985 | 786 | — | #7,815 | #269 |
| 1984 | 735 | — | #8,466 | #286 |
| 1983 | 763 | — | #5,945 | #275 |
| 1982 | 775 | — | #7,715 | #273 |
| 1981 | 840 | — | #10,962 | #258 |
| 1980 | 867 | — | #7,645 | #258 |
| 1979 | 923 | — | #6,901 | #239 |
| 1978 | 923 | — | #5,687 | #231 |
| 1977 | 958 | — | #6,524 | #227 |
| 1976 | 975 | — | #5,739 | #216 |
| 1975 | 1,087 | — | #4,679 | #204 |
| 1974 | 1,092 | — | #4,097 | #207 |
| 1973 | 1,210 | — | #6,909 | #189 |
| 1972 | 1,347 | — | #4,377 | #183 |
| 1971 | 1,538 | — | #6,210 | #175 |
| 1970 | 1,707 | — | #4,860 | #169 |
| 1969 | 1,637 | — | #4,535 | #171 |
| 1968 | 1,789 | — | #4,080 | #153 |
| 1967 | 1,888 | — | #4,137 | #148 |
| 1966 | 2,002 | — | #4,626 | #144 |
| 1965 | 2,121 | — | #4,306 | #146 |
| 1964 | 2,409 | — | #4,190 | #136 |
| 1963 | 2,508 | — | #3,689 | #137 |
| 1962 | 2,628 | — | #5,020 | #134 |
| 1961 | 2,767 | — | #3,000 | #131 |
| 1960 | 3,046 | — | #2,599 | #124 |
| 1959 | 3,286 | — | #3,161 | #120 |
| 1958 | 3,605 | — | #3,011 | #111 |
| 1957 | 3,821 | — | #3,081 | #100 |
| 1956 | 3,940 | — | #3,106 | #95 |
| 1955 | 4,155 | — | #2,882 | #89 |
| 1954 | 4,369 | — | #2,934 | #86 |
| 1953 | 4,593 | — | #3,175 | #83 |
| 1952 | 5,009 | — | #2,719 | #75 |
| 1951 | 5,318 | — | #2,734 | #70 |
| 1950 | 5,393 | — | #2,381 | #61 |
| 1949 | 5,560 | — | #2,554 | #59 |
| 1948 | 5,965 | — | #2,212 | #57 |
| 1947 | 6,530 | — | #2,684 | #54 |
| 1946 | 6,050 | — | #1,933 | #50 |
| 1945 | 5,671 | — | #1,847 | #47 |
| 1944 | 5,500 | — | #1,826 | #49 |
| 1943 | 5,743 | — | #1,810 | #50 |
| 1942 | 5,649 | — | #1,934 | #48 |
| 1941 | 5,081 | — | #1,579 | #48 |
| 1940 | 4,698 | — | #1,993 | #47 |
| 1939 | 4,677 | — | #2,070 | #45 |
| 1938 | 4,843 | — | #1,830 | #44 |
| 1937 | 4,837 | — | #1,597 | #41 |
| 1936 | 4,955 | — | #1,526 | #39 |
| 1935 | 5,087 | — | #1,250 | #37 |
| 1934 | 5,119 | — | #1,729 | #36 |
| 1933 | 5,162 | — | #1,381 | #35 |
| 1932 | 5,746 | — | #1,135 | #32 |
| 1931 | 6,080 | — | #1,234 | #30 |
| 1930 | 6,891 | — | #1,119 | #28 |
| 1929 | 7,204 | — | #924 | #27 |
| 1928 | 7,664 | — | #963 | #26 |
| 1927 | 8,075 | — | #1,026 | #25 |
| 1926 | 8,268 | — | #1,037 | #25 |
| 1925 | 8,655 | — | #1,154 | #23 |
| 1924 | 9,158 | — | #1,213 | #22 |
| 1923 | 9,313 | — | #1,060 | #22 |
| 1922 | 9,120 | — | #1,176 | #22 |
| 1921 | 9,785 | — | #1,022 | #21 |
| 1920 | 9,452 | — | #1,109 | #21 |
| 1919 | 9,029 | — | #1,202 | #20 |
| 1918 | 9,938 | — | #1,157 | #20 |
| 1917 | 8,891 | — | #1,224 | #19 |
| 1916 | 8,523 | — | #1,007 | #19 |
| 1915 | 8,497 | — | #1,379 | #19 |
| 1914 | 6,612 | — | #1,279 | #19 |
| 1913 | 5,480 | — | #1,193 | #15 |
| 1912 | 4,648 | — | #1,065 | #16 |
| 1911 | 2,550 | — | #1,407 | #13 |
| 1910 | 1,987 | — | #1,687 | #16 |
| 1909 | 1,933 | — | #1,521 | #14 |
| 1908 | 1,941 | — | #1,746 | #14 |
| 1907 | 1,824 | — | #1,243 | #14 |
| 1906 | 1,645 | — | #1,015 | #14 |
| 1905 | 1,631 | — | #1,119 | #14 |
| 1904 | 1,731 | — | #1,307 | #13 |
| 1903 | 1,656 | — | #1,252 | #13 |
| 1902 | 1,761 | — | #1,094 | #13 |
| 1901 | 1,602 | — | #1,265 | #13 |
| 1900 | 2,279 | — | #1,637 | #13 |
| 1899 | 1,732 | — | — | #13 |
| 1898 | 2,134 | — | #1,806 | #12 |
| 1897 | 1,888 | — | #1,114 | #13 |
| 1896 | 2,102 | — | #1,013 | #11 |
| 1895 | 2,143 | — | #834 | #12 |
| 1894 | 2,199 | — | #1,025 | #10 |
| 1893 | 2,264 | — | #672 | #10 |
| 1892 | 2,471 | — | #932 | #9 |
| 1891 | 2,141 | — | #966 | #9 |
| 1890 | 2,357 | — | #803 | #10 |
| 1889 | 2,564 | — | #1,363 | #8 |
| 1888 | 2,772 | — | #741 | #9 |
| 1887 | 2,070 | — | #647 | #12 |
| 1886 | 2,272 | — | #585 | #12 |
| 1885 | 2,209 | — | #672 | #12 |
| 1884 | 2,338 | — | #550 | #12 |
| 1883 | 2,116 | — | #858 | #12 |
| 1882 | 2,246 | — | #496 | #12 |
| 1881 | 2,002 | — | — | #12 |
| 1880 | 2,158 | — | #785 | #12 |