Given name & surname
Hary
“resembling a lion”
Hary is a variant of Hari. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Hary is a variant of Hari. One Indian interpretation is “resembling a lion.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Hary is a variant of Hari. An origin associated with Hari is Sanskrit.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Hary through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 31
- 31 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1922
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1925. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1922. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 320 as a first name in 2020; 265 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Hary
- Hary GunartoJapanese scientistborn 1954
- Hary TanoesoedibjoIndonesian businessman and politicianborn 1965
- Hary SusantoIndonesian para badminton playerborn 1975
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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