Harri is a distinctive choice, ranked #404 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Harri in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#404
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About the Name Harri
Harri has seen a notable decline in recent years, dropping 137 places in five years. It was most popular in 2016 at #293 — parents choosing it today are making a deliberately counter-trend decision. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Harri is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Harri in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Harri
Guto Harri — Guto Harri is a Welsh broadcaster, writer and strategic communications consultant.
Harri Mänty — Harri Kalervo Mänty is a Sweden Finnish musician and former member of the now discontinued Swedish rock band Kent.
Harri Huhtala — Harri Hilmer Huhtala is a former hammer thrower from Finland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Harri
Unlikely. With around 100 UK babies named Harri per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Harri in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Harri has been fairly steady, ranked #404 in 2025 against #353 in 2020. Its best recorded position was #293 in 2016.
Harri is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Harri include: Guto Harri, Harri Mänty and Harri Huhtala. Short summaries for each appear below.
Harri does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Harris in the wild.
100
UK babies named Harri (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↓ 51 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Harri
Almost certainly the only Harri in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Harri
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Harri Hilmer Huhtala is a former hammer thrower from Finland, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1980.