Harry
Last seen for girls in 1988 at #8,391 · #775 for boys in 2025, 329 births
Given to boys 99.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1889 · 2,559 births
- Debut · boys
- 2,152 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 78 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 423,866since 1880
Harry over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #775 | 329 | |
| 2024 | — | #775 | 324 | |
| 2023 | — | #782 | 323 | |
| 2022 | — | #695 | 381 | |
| 2021 | — | #721 | 359 | |
| 2020 | — | #718 | 345 | |
| 2019 | — | #649 | 414 | |
| 2018 | — | #623 | 428 | |
| 2017 | — | #646 | 401 | |
| 2016 | — | #677 | 377 | |
| 2015 | — | #779 | 302 | |
| 2014 | — | #714 | 337 | |
| 2013 | — | #709 | 331 | |
| 2012 | — | #721 | 325 | |
| 2011 | — | #707 | 324 | |
| 2010 | — | #659 | 364 | |
| 2009 | — | #645 | 384 | |
| 2008 | — | #641 | 381 | |
| 2007 | — | #577 | 445 | |
| 2006 | — | #594 | 414 | |
| 2005 | — | #528 | 459 | |
| 2004 | — | #530 | 447 | |
| 2003 | — | #524 | 447 | |
| 2002 | — | #518 | 438 | |
| 2001 | — | #501 | 454 | |
| 2000 | — | #512 | 442 | |
| 1999 | — | #483 | 460 | |
| 1998 | — | #467 | 482 | |
| 1997 | — | #480 | 449 | |
| 1996 | — | #456 | 482 | |
| 1995 | — | #448 | 508 | |
| 1994 | — | #417 | 551 | |
| 1993 | — | #408 | 567 | |
| 1992 | — | #367 | 644 | |
| 1991 | — | #368 | 635 | |
| 1990 | — | #371 | 628 | |
| 1989 | — | #322 | 747 | |
| 1988 | #8,391 | 8 | #321 | 672 |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #303 | 711 |
| 1986 | — | #303 | 675 | |
| 1985 | #7,563 | 8 | #269 | 778 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #285 | 728 |
| 1983 | #5,824 | 11 | #275 | 752 |
| 1982 | #7,469 | 8 | #273 | 767 |
| 1981 | #10,411 | 5 | #258 | 835 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | #257 | 859 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | #239 | 914 |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | #231 | 912 |
| 1977 | #6,340 | 9 | #227 | 949 |
| 1976 | #5,601 | 10 | #216 | 965 |
| 1975 | #4,593 | 13 | #204 | 1,074 |
| 1974 | #4,041 | 15 | #207 | 1,077 |
| 1973 | #6,666 | 7 | #189 | 1,203 |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | #182 | 1,334 |
| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 | #175 | 1,530 |
| 1970 | #4,761 | 11 | #169 | 1,696 |
| 1969 | #4,418 | 11 | #171 | 1,626 |
| 1968 | #4,000 | 12 | #153 | 1,777 |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | #148 | 1,877 |
| 1966 | #4,493 | 9 | #144 | 1,993 |
| 1965 | #4,202 | 10 | #146 | 2,111 |
| 1964 | #4,096 | 11 | #136 | 2,398 |
| 1963 | #3,635 | 13 | #137 | 2,495 |
| 1962 | #4,865 | 8 | #134 | 2,620 |
| 1961 | #2,957 | 18 | #131 | 2,749 |
| 1960 | #2,573 | 22 | #124 | 3,024 |
| 1959 | #3,104 | 15 | #120 | 3,271 |
| 1958 | #2,972 | 16 | #111 | 3,589 |
| 1957 | #3,033 | 15 | #100 | 3,806 |
| 1956 | #3,048 | 15 | #95 | 3,925 |
| 1955 | #2,839 | 16 | #89 | 4,139 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #86 | 4,354 |
| 1953 | #3,106 | 13 | #83 | 4,580 |
| 1952 | #2,671 | 16 | #75 | 4,993 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #70 | 5,303 |
| 1950 | #2,341 | 18 | #61 | 5,375 |
| 1949 | #2,514 | 16 | #59 | 5,544 |
| 1948 | #2,188 | 20 | #57 | 5,945 |
| 1947 | #2,637 | 15 | #54 | 6,515 |
| 1946 | #1,919 | 23 | #50 | 6,027 |
| 1945 | #1,825 | 21 | #47 | 5,650 |
| 1944 | #1,808 | 22 | #49 | 5,478 |
| 1943 | #1,791 | 23 | #50 | 5,720 |
| 1942 | #1,917 | 20 | #48 | 5,629 |
| 1941 | #1,569 | 25 | #48 | 5,056 |
| 1940 | #1,965 | 17 | #47 | 4,681 |
| 1939 | #2,038 | 16 | #45 | 4,661 |
| 1938 | #1,805 | 19 | #44 | 4,824 |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 | #41 | 4,814 |
| 1936 | #1,507 | 24 | #39 | 4,931 |
| 1935 | #1,244 | 33 | #37 | 5,054 |
| 1934 | #1,697 | 20 | #36 | 5,099 |
| 1933 | #1,364 | 28 | #35 | 5,134 |
| 1932 | #1,130 | 40 | #32 | 5,706 |
| 1931 | #1,227 | 35 | #30 | 6,045 |
| 1930 | #1,117 | 44 | #28 | 6,847 |
| 1929 | #922 | 60 | #27 | 7,144 |
| 1928 | #962 | 60 | #26 | 7,604 |
| 1927 | #1,023 | 56 | #25 | 8,019 |
| 1926 | #1,032 | 52 | #25 | 8,216 |
| 1925 | #1,150 | 45 | #23 | 8,610 |
| 1924 | #1,206 | 43 | #22 | 9,115 |
| 1923 | #1,054 | 52 | #22 | 9,261 |
| 1922 | #1,168 | 43 | #22 | 9,077 |
| 1921 | #1,017 | 54 | #21 | 9,731 |
| 1920 | #1,103 | 46 | #21 | 9,406 |
| 1919 | #1,194 | 39 | #20 | 8,990 |
| 1918 | #1,153 | 42 | #20 | 9,896 |
| 1917 | #1,219 | 35 | #19 | 8,856 |
| 1916 | #1,005 | 47 | #19 | 8,476 |
| 1915 | #1,367 | 27 | #19 | 8,470 |
| 1914 | #1,262 | 24 | #19 | 6,588 |
| 1913 | #1,176 | 22 | #15 | 5,458 |
| 1912 | #1,055 | 24 | #16 | 4,624 |
| 1911 | #1,372 | 12 | #13 | 2,538 |
| 1910 | #1,634 | 9 | #16 | 1,978 |
| 1909 | #1,471 | 9 | #14 | 1,924 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #14 | 1,934 |
| 1907 | #1,206 | 11 | #14 | 1,813 |
| 1906 | #1,002 | 14 | #14 | 1,631 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 | #14 | 1,619 |
| 1904 | #1,251 | 9 | #13 | 1,722 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #13 | 1,647 |
| 1902 | #1,075 | 11 | #13 | 1,750 |
| 1901 | #1,227 | 8 | #13 | 1,594 |
| 1900 | #1,561 | 7 | #13 | 2,272 |
| 1899 | — | #13 | 1,732 | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | #12 | 2,129 |
| 1897 | #1,094 | 9 | #13 | 1,879 |
| 1896 | #999 | 11 | #11 | 2,091 |
| 1895 | #815 | 15 | #12 | 2,128 |
| 1894 | #998 | 10 | #10 | 2,189 |
| 1893 | #662 | 19 | #10 | 2,245 |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | #9 | 2,460 |
| 1891 | #943 | 9 | #9 | 2,132 |
| 1890 | #791 | 12 | #10 | 2,345 |
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | #8 | 2,559 |
| 1888 | #724 | 13 | #9 | 2,759 |
| 1887 | #633 | 13 | #12 | 2,057 |
| 1886 | #572 | 15 | #12 | 2,257 |
| 1885 | #658 | 11 | #12 | 2,198 |
| 1884 | #541 | 15 | #12 | 2,323 |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | #12 | 2,110 |
| 1882 | #493 | 14 | #12 | 2,232 |
| 1881 | — | #12 | 2,002 | |
| 1880 | #738 | 6 | #12 | 2,152 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Harry was already there! It came in at #12, and was given to 2,152 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 2006–2025, when fewer than 450 boys a year got the name.
Where Harry is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Delaware#16 · 1 in 65
- Maryland#19 · 1 in 100
- Pennsylvania#21 · 1 in 104
- New Jersey#26 · 1 in 129
- Virginia#27 · 1 in 140
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | #16 | 28 | 1 in 65 |
| Maryland | #19 | 135 | 1 in 100 |
| Pennsylvania | #21 | 739 | 1 in 104 |
| New Jersey | #26 | 210 | 1 in 129 |
| Virginia | #27 | 174 | 1 in 140 |
| District of Columbia | #28 | 39 | 1 in 162 |
| West Virginia | #28 | 138 | 1 in 140 |
| Hawaii | #29 | 36 | 1 in 100 |
| South Carolina | #32 | 119 | 1 in 178 |
| Alaska | #33 | 5 | 1 in 87 |
| Ohio | #34 | 272 | 1 in 199 |
| Nevada | #38 | 5 | 1 in 126 |
| Connecticut | #40 | 55 | 1 in 202 |
| New Hampshire | #42 | 21 | 1 in 167 |
| Florida | #44 | 81 | 1 in 191 |
| Rhode Island | #44 | 22 | 1 in 209 |
| Georgia | #45 | 145 | 1 in 215 |
| Indiana | #45 | 119 | 1 in 239 |
| Wyoming | #46 | 11 | 1 in 169 |
| Colorado | #48 | 44 | 1 in 223 |
| Missouri | #48 | 123 | 1 in 237 |
| New York | #53 | 368 | 1 in 255 |
| Montana | #54 | 20 | 1 in 236 |
| Tennessee | #54 | 100 | 1 in 279 |
| Illinois | #55 | 203 | 1 in 290 |
| Vermont | #55 | 12 | 1 in 212 |
| Kentucky | #56 | 102 | 1 in 280 |
| Massachusetts | #56 | 83 | 1 in 370 |
| North Carolina | #56 | 131 | 1 in 282 |
| Michigan | #61 | 146 | 1 in 315 |
| Oregon | #63 | 29 | 1 in 273 |
| California | #64 | 176 | 1 in 299 |
| Louisiana | #64 | 80 | 1 in 283 |
| Maine | #64 | 22 | 1 in 290 |
| Washington | #67 | 39 | 1 in 322 |
| Iowa | #72 | 56 | 1 in 376 |
| Kansas | #73 | 37 | 1 in 350 |
| Arkansas | #79 | 50 | 1 in 385 |
| Nebraska | #81 | 26 | 1 in 373 |
| Oklahoma | #81 | 58 | 1 in 367 |
| North Dakota | #82 | 16 | 1 in 349 |
| Alabama | #83 | 67 | 1 in 430 |
| Minnesota | #84 | 54 | 1 in 443 |
| South Dakota | #89 | 13 | 1 in 389 |
| Texas | #92 | 133 | 1 in 468 |
| Wisconsin | #92 | 46 | 1 in 546 |
| Idaho | #95 | 13 | 1 in 373 |
| Arizona | #96 | 13 | 1 in 386 |
| Mississippi | #96 | 43 | 1 in 507 |
| Utah | #114 | 11 | 1 in 503 |
| New Mexico | #116 | 13 | 1 in 459 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Harry
- Held #775 since 2024
- 57 spots since 2020 (#718 → #775)
- 4 spots since 2015 (#779 → #775)
- Biggest jump: 102 spots in 2016 (#779 → #677)
- Biggest drop: 87 spots in 2023 (#695 → #782)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1889 at #8 (2,559 births)
- Births halved by 1973, 84 yrs later
- Top 10: 7 yrs · run 1888–1894
- Top 100: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 43 boys born in 1889 were named Harry (2.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,192 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
- 20.3% of all boys named Harry (86,183) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22,649 | #8 (1889) | #11 |
| 1890s | 21,330 | #9 (1892) | #11 |
| 1900s | 17,906 | #13 (1900) | #14 |
| 1910s | 65,874 | #13 (1911) | #18 |
| 1920s | 86,183 | #21 (1921) | #23 |
| 1930s | 53,115 | #28 (1930) | #37 |
| 1940s | 56,245 | #47 (1945) | #51 |
| 1950s | 43,335 | #61 (1950) | #89 |
| 1960s | 22,670 | #124 (1960) | #142 |
| 1970s | 11,654 | #169 (1970) | #204 |
| 1980s | 7,524 | #257 (1980) | #287 |
| 1990s | 5,406 | #367 (1992) | #427 |
| 2000s | 4,311 | #501 (2001) | #557 |
| 2010s | 3,603 | #623 (2018) | #688 |
| 2020s | 2,061 | #695 (2022) | #744 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Harry in 1940
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 67,266 of them was named Harry, which outranked 60.9% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,900Zana18
- #1,900Zettie18
- #1,900Zulema18
- #1,965Harry17
- #1,965Arliss17
- #1,965Arlyce17
- #1,965Audelia17
- #2,029Alean16
- #2,029Aleen16
- #2,029Alita16
Tied with 63 names at #1,965; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 248 of them was named Harry, which outranked 98.8% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.