A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Harry
rumpled · blunt · plainspoken
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenHarry arose in Middle English as the spoken pronunciation of Henry, a name derived from Germanic roots meaning home-ruler. The spoken form became so entrenched across medieval England that multiple kings named Henry were called Harry in daily parlance. American parents registered it on birth certificates as an independent given name from the start of federal recordkeeping in 1880 rather than treating it as domestic shorthand.
Also answers toHal
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 9,938 souls, A.D. 1918 2025
2025: 329 born, holding steady
Estimated Age
63 yrs
Most Harrys were born around 1947 — remembers exactly where the TV was in July 1969.
Peak Reign
1918
№20 that year
Generation
Boomer, 46%
then Silent 18% · Gen X 17%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈426K ever born · holding steady
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Harry grew up with
SSA Datablack-and-white TV·hula hoops·Elvis on Ed Sullivan
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Harry peaked in 1918.
Estimated average age: 63.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Harry sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Harry sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Harry. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who keeps a grease pencil in the glove box and still winds a mechanical watch every morning. In contemporary imagination, a Harry tends to be pictured with a cup of black diner coffee and a folded paper road map. The record shows an average age of 63, with forty-six percent of living bearers belonging to the Baby Boom generation. Logging 329 births in 2025, the name sits at rank 775, apparently satisfied to let other names do the running around.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its peak in 1918 at rank twenty, registering about ten thousand births in twelve months.
Field Note 02
In the early ledger entries from 1880, the name was almost entirely male, eventually accumulating about 426,000 births to secure all-time rank 168.
Field Note 03
Combined, the Baby Boom and Silent generations account for sixty-four percent of all living bearers, with the average holder now 63 years old.
Notable Harrys
AI-WrittenHarry S. Truman33rd U.S. president, b. 1884
Harry Dean Stantonactor, b. 1926
Harry Nilssonsinger-songwriter, b. 1941
Harry Chapinsinger-songwriter, b. 1942
Ephemera — If Harry were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Color
Newsprint gray
Job
Hardware store manager
Artifact
A brass retractable tape measure
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