Harry
Meaning and origin
From English Harry.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Harry (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Harry has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2020. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 2000 | 16 |
| 2001 | 23 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 27 |
| 2004 | 42 |
| 2005 | 48 |
| 2006 | 64 |
| 2007 | 92 |
| 2008 | 125 |
| 2009 | 156 |
| 2010 | 209 |
| 2011 | 246 |
| 2012 | 274 |
| 2013 | 272 |
| 2014 | 379 |
| 2015 | 444 |
| 2016 | 476 |
| 2017 | 448 |
| 2018 | 454 |
| 2019 | 447 |
| 2020 | 520 |
| 2021 | 503 |
| 2022 | 435 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Men and boys |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 6,129 |
| 2000 | 5,882 |
| 2001 | 5,660 |
| 2002 | 5,452 |
| 2003 | 5,223 |
| 2004 | 5,053 |
| 2005 | 4,846 |
| 2006 | 4,710 |
| 2007 | 4,586 |
| 2008 | 4,522 |
| 2009 | 4,460 |
| 2010 | 4,488 |
| 2011 | 4,530 |
| 2012 | 4,621 |
| 2013 | 4,720 |
| 2014 | 4,963 |
| 2015 | 5,253 |
| 2016 | 5,584 |
| 2017 | 5,906 |
| 2018 | 6,255 |
| 2019 | 6,587 |
| 2020 | 6,982 |
Harry in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Harry.Hi! My name is Harry.
- Harry bor i Umeå och jobbar som snickare.Harry lives in Umeå and works as a carpenter.
- Vet du om Harry kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Harry is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Harrys mamma är lärare.Harry's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Harrys mamma is Harry's mum.
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Questions about Harry
How do you pronounce Harry in Swedish?
Press Listen at the top of the page to hear Harry from a native speaker's recording.
What does the name Harry mean?
From English Harry.
How popular is Harry in Sweden?
435 babies were named Harry in 2022. In 2020, 6,982 people in Sweden had Harry as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2020 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.