Harry Name Popularity

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How popular is Harry?

The less frequently given name Harry was the 620th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 1000 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 1000 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #8 in 1889.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1918 with 9,896 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Harry in any given year was 301 in 2015.

Approximately during the years 1910-1918, 1939-1942, and 1944-1947, the name Harry took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1964-1975.

Where is the name Harry popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

Harry's popularity has remained mostly unchanged for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Harry has risen.

The name Harry still has a solid footing and has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Harry has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Harry (Girl)		Harry (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		< 5	--	427	620
2017		< 5	--	399	649
2016		< 5	--	375	678
2015		< 5	--	301	779
2014		< 5	--	336	716
2013		< 5	--	328	715
2012		< 5	--	325	721
2011		< 5	--	324	706
2010		< 5	--	364	658
2009		< 5	--	384	646
2008		< 5	--	381	642
2007		< 5	--	445	577
2006		< 5	--	414	595
2005		< 5	--	459	528
2004		< 5	--	446	531
2003		< 5	--	447	524
2002		< 5	--	437	519
2001		< 5	--	454	501
2000		< 5	--	438	513
1999		< 5	--	460	483
1998		< 5	--	479	468
1997		< 5	--	449	480
1996		< 5	--	482	456
1995		< 5	--	508	448
1994		< 5	--	551	417
1993		< 5	--	567	408
1992		< 5	--	644	366
1991		< 5	--	634	368
1990		< 5	--	626	371
1989		< 5	--	748	321
1988		8	8,672	671	322
1987		5	11,936	710	303
1986		< 5	--	677	301
1985		8	7,813	781	268
1984		7	8,462	727	286
1983		11	5,943	753	275
1982		8	7,711	767	273
1981		5	10,954	836	258
1980		8	7,642	859	258
1979		9	6,896	914	239
1978		11	5,690	912	231
1977		9	6,523	949	228
1976		10	5,737	966	216
1975		13	4,677	1,073	204
1974		15	4,096	1,079	206
1973		7	6,909	1,204	189
1972		13	4,377	1,332	183
1971		8	6,208	1,531	175
1970		11	4,859	1,695	169
1969		11	4,533	1,627	171
1968		12	4,081	1,777	153
1967		11	4,136	1,878	148
1966		9	4,625	1,993	144
1965		10	4,309	2,110	146
1964		11	4,192	2,401	136
1963		13	3,690	2,495	137
1962		8	5,023	2,625	134
1961		19	2,879	2,741	131
1960		21	2,678	3,018	124
1959		15	3,158	3,280	120
1958		16	3,011	3,583	111
1957		15	3,080	3,796	100
1956		15	3,106	3,926	95
1955		16	2,879	4,137	89
1954		15	2,930	4,354	86
1953		13	3,176	4,577	83
1952		16	2,720	4,993	75
1951		15	2,734	5,304	70
1950		18	2,381	5,376	61
1949		16	2,554	5,541	59
1948		20	2,212	5,946	57
1947		15	2,686	6,512	54
1946		23	1,933	6,028	50
1945		21	1,847	5,653	47
1944		22	1,824	5,477	49
1943		23	1,810	5,720	50
1942		20	1,934	5,628	48
1941		25	1,580	5,057	48
1940		17	1,993	4,678	47
1939		16	2,070	4,663	45
1938		19	1,830	4,822	44
1937		23	1,598	4,813	41
1936		24	1,526	4,929	39
1935		33	1,250	5,054	37
1934		20	1,728	5,097	36
1933		28	1,382	5,136	35
1932		40	1,136	5,705	32
1931		35	1,234	6,039	30
1930		44	1,119	6,849	28
1929		60	926	7,141	27
1928		60	963	7,607	26
1927		56	1,026	8,017	25
1926		52	1,037	8,214	25
1925		45	1,154	8,610	23
1924		43	1,213	9,113	22
1923		52	1,059	9,261	22
1922		43	1,176	9,079	22
1921		54	1,022	9,731	21
1920		46	1,109	9,407	21
1919		39	1,202	8,989	20
1918		42	1,157	9,896	20
1917		35	1,224	8,856	19
1916		47	1,007	8,476	19
1915		27	1,379	8,470	19
1914		24	1,279	6,588	19
1913		22	1,193	5,458	15
1912		24	1,065	4,624	16
1911		12	1,407	2,538	13
1910		9	1,687	1,978	16
1909		9	1,521	1,924	14
1908		7	1,746	1,934	14
1907		11	1,243	1,813	14
1906		14	1,015	1,631	14
1905		12	1,119	1,619	14
1904		9	1,307	1,722	13
1903		9	1,252	1,647	13
1902		11	1,094	1,750	13
1901		8	1,265	1,594	13
1900		7	1,638	2,272	13
1899		< 5	--	1,732	13
1898		5	1,806	2,129	12
1897		9	1,114	1,879	13
1896		11	1,013	2,091	11
1895		15	834	2,128	12
1894		10	1,025	2,189	10
1893		19	672	2,245	10
1892		11	932	2,460	9
1891		9	966	2,132	9
1890		12	803	2,345	10
1889		5	1,363	2,559	8
1888		13	741	2,759	9
1887		13	647	2,057	12
1886		15	585	2,257	12
1885		11	672	2,198	12
1884		15	550	2,323	12
1883		6	858	2,110	12
1882		14	496	2,232	12
1881		< 5	--	2,002	12
1880		6	785	2,152	12

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.