Harry

“master of the house”

Boy’s name, of Germanic origin. Lire en français

Births per 10,000 babies born in France, from 1986 to 2025 (INSEE).

Meaning and origin of Harry

Harry means “master of the house” and is of Germanic origin.

It peaked in 2023.
Over recent years, Harry has been rising (+8.1% a year).
In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Harry every 12 schools, all spellings combined.

Harry ranks 15^th in Northern Ireland, 19^th in England and Wales and 24^th in Ireland, against 338^th in France.

Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25
15^th boys’ name256 babies in 3 years1 boy in 99−6.3% a year
IrelandCSO · 2023-25
24^th boys’ name590 babies in 3 years1 boy in 122−8.7% a year
England and WalesONS · 2023-25
19^th boys’ name5,282 babies in 3 years1 boy in 156−12.9% a year
ScotlandNRS · 2023-25
33^rd boys’ name350 babies in 3 years1 boy in 171−9.8% a year
New ZealandDIA · 2023-25
48^th boys’ name214 babies in 3 years1 boy in 230−7.7% a year
British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
454^th boys’ name21 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,121
Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
493^rd boys’ name69 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,463−3% a year
United StatesSSA · 2023-25
779^th boys’ name976 babies in 3 years1 boy in 5,268−3.1% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

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