Total births
31
Boys' name · since 1914
Hary
31 babies named Hary in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 31
- total births
- 1914–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
31 boys have been named Hary since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Hary has 31 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1925.
- 31 total births
- 1914–1925 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 84% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
31 boys have been named Hary since 1914, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1925.
- 31
- total births
- 1914–1925
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 84%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
84% of everyone ever named Hary was born in this single decade.
1922
Single peak year
6 babies were named Hary in 1922 - its busiest year on record.
Hary's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Hary splits its recorded history at 1923: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 6 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Hary at a glance
Last recorded 1925Peak year
1922
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1914
Hary popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1925
- Peak year (1922)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Hary by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Hary's strongest decade.
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 84% of all-time use.
Hary births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 26 births (84% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Hary? ▼
Hary has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1914, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1925. 6 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
When was Hary most popular? ▼
Hary was most popular in the 1920s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
How long has the name Hary been used? ▼
Hary has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 12 years of data through 1925.
What names are similar to Hary? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Harold, Harry, Harvey, Harrison, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Hary
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Harrison Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–1925 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Hary: Baby Name Since 1914 - 31 Births, Peak 1922." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/hary. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Hary draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.