Boy · Germanic, through English
Harry
Say it: HAIR-ee
Meaning
The medieval English form of Henry.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Hugely popular around 1900.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1880s
In the United States
- 424,143 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1880, about 1 in 51 boys
- 340 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Henry |
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Famous bearers
- Harry S. Truman, US president
- Harry Houdini, escape artist
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- English poll taxes and lay subsidy rolls (13th and 14th centuries)
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.