UK name, mostly boys
Harri
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Harri is mostly registered for boys in the UK records. People looking for Harri popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #490, with 80 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2016, with 170 births.
This profile covers 2,960 England and Wales registrations across 29 recorded years from 1996 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, NRS Scotland and NISRA Northern Ireland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 47% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 2,967 living people in the UK are called Harri. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Harri ranked #490 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 80 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2016, when 170 boys were registered as Harri.
- • Harri ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #398 in 2013.
- • About 2,967 living people in the UK are estimated to have Harri as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
- • Across the England and Wales records shown here, 99.5% of Harri registrations are for boys.
Latest rank (E&W)
#490
2024
Births in 2024
80
Latest year
Peak year
2016
170 births
Estimated living
2,967
2026
Gender
Boy and girl registrations for Harri
In England and Wales birth records, Harri has been registered for both boys and girls. Across the years shown here, 99.5% of registrations are for boys and 0.5% are for girls.
These figures use the sex categories in the published baby-name files. They are useful for spotting how the name is used at registration, but they are not a live measure of gender identity or everyone living with the name today.
Harri registered for boys
- Ranked #490 in 2024
- 80 boys registered in 2024
- Peak: 2016 (170 births)
Harri registered for girls
- Ranked #5,730 in 2015
- 3 girls registered in 2015
- Peak: 2012 (4 births)
Popularity
Harri over time
The chart below compares boys and girls registered as Harri in England and Wales, from 1996 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Harri, the clearest high point is 2016. The latest England and Wales figure is 80 births in 2024, compared with 170 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Harri by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Harri was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #401 | 531 | 5 |
| 2010s | #325 | 1,413 | 10 |
| 2000s | #373 | 842 | 10 |
| 1990s | #468 | 174 | 4 |
Geography
Where Harri is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Harri. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Harri ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #398 in 2013.
Across the UK
Harri in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#703 in 2022
6 years of NRS records, 24 total registered
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#398 in 2013
1 years of NISRA records, 3 total registered
Notable bearers
Famous people named Harri
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Harri O'Connor
rugby union player
Welsh rugby union player
2000-
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Harri Jenkins
athlete
British Athlete
1996-
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Harri Hawkins
association football player
English association football player
1993-
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Harri Greville
rugby league player
Welsh rugby league footballer
1990-
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Harri Pritchard-Jones
writer; psychiatrist; novelist
Welsh writer
1933-2015
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Harri Webb
writer; poet
Welsh poet (1920–1994)
1920-1994
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Harri Gwynn
poet; journalist
writer and broadcaster (1913–1985)
1913-1985
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Harri Samuel
writer; Christian minister
writer and chapel minister
?-1985
Related
Names similar to Harri
- Harry 141,693
- Henry 65,177
- Harrison 45,958
- Harvey 35,648
- Harley 22,095
- Hugo 18,779
- Hayden 12,622
- Hunter 10,350
- Hudson 9,104
- Hamza 8,564
- Hassan 5,982
- Hasan 3,599
FAQ
Harri: questions and answers
How popular is the name Harri in the UK right now?
In 2024, Harri was ranked #490 for boys in England and Wales, with 80 births registered.
When was Harri most popular?
The peak year on record was 2016, with 170 babies registered as Harri in England and Wales.
How many people are called Harri in the UK?
A total of 2,960 babies have been registered as Harri across the 29 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 24 more in Scotland and 3 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Harri most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Harri ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #398 in 2013. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.