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Boy's nameOrigin: internationalIn Israel: rising fast

HarryIn Hebrew: הארי · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel

Harry (Hebrew: הארי) is a boy's name of international origin. 270 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 9 boys and ranked #698. Its peak year was 2021, with 26 babies.

People in Israel
270
born 1949–2024
Babies in 2024
9
rank #698
Peak year
2021
26 babies
USA, 2025
329
rank #775

Writing and saying Harry

In Hebrew letters the name is הארי, read right to left. Harry is the Latin spelling recorded in Wikidata; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms.

We have no sourced English explanation of this name yet, so we do not guess one. The Hebrew page has our Hebrew notes when there are any.

Harry by year: Israel and abroad

How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).

Harry: rate per 10,000, 1950–2025

per 10,000 babies of the same sex

Harry in English-speaking countries

Harry in each official list: latest year, count, rank and peak
Country / regionYearBabiesRankPeak
United States2025329#7751918 (9,896)
United Kingdom20251,928#202011 (8,096)
England and Wales20251,718#192011 (7,523)
Scotland2025120#312011 (345)
Northern Ireland202590#132012 (232)
Ireland2025183#262012 (510)
British Columbia20236#4931947 (56)
Alberta20253#1,2052016 (13)
Quebec202536#1632020 (37)
New South Wales2025163#392018 (305)

Counts for boys. The Hebrew page for Harry has every year and the other spellings.

Related Israeli names

Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.

Questions about Harry

How do you write Harry in Hebrew?

Harry is written הארי in Hebrew. Hebrew is read right to left.

How many people in Israel are named Harry?

270 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name הארי: 0 women and 270 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.

Is Harry a boy's or a girl's name?

In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named הארי are men.

Is Harry used outside Israel?

The name Harry appears in the official baby name lists of English-speaking countries. In the United States 329 boys were given it in 2025 (#775), per the Social Security Administration. In the UK 1,928 in 2025 (ONS, NRS and NISRA combined).

Sources

Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.

Abroad

Counts are copied as published. We only merged accented spellings (Zoë = Zoe) and computed ranks and rates. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia and the Open Government Licence – Alberta.