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Harry

Harry ranks #29 out of 682 boy cat names in our data (the #1 boy cat name is Charlie). Across all 4 places, 42 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #50 among boy dog names.
Harry's popularity trend

Harry's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2016.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
42
across 4 places
Popularity rank
#29
of 682 boy cat names
5-year rank move
−11
2014 → 2019
Gender split
99% male
1% female99% male

Gender split comes from 94 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Harry mean?
/ˈhæɹi/2 syllablesOrigin: Germanic languages and French

Harry began as a medieval English vernacular form of Henry, itself a Germanic name combining elements meaning “home” or “estate” and “ruler,” commonly rendered as “home ruler.” It later also became a nickname for Harold and Harriet.

Harry has a friendly, unpretentious sound with centuries of history behind it, well suited to a companion with a steady, good-natured presence.

Etymology & pronunciation from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Where Harry shows up

Cats named Harry per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.11%
SeattleWA, US0.13%
DarwinNT, AU0.26%
Surf Coast ShireVIC, AU0.13%

Cat names like Harry

HarveyHarrisonJerryLarryBarryHarleyHarperHarrietHarlowHaruMerryCherry