How popular is Henry where you live?
by elizaroxy on Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:17 pm
We are considering Henry for our son. I already looked at the SSA page that lets you know the top 100 names in your state but it's a whole different thing knowing what place it is on the list and then actually hearing the name in every day life.
So if you don't mind, you can say in what region, state, or country you live and how popular you feel the name is in your area. We wouldn't drop the name if it's wildly popular, or if it's not popular at all, we are just curious to know what areas it's being used and where it's hot and where it's not.
Thanks in advance!
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by danal on Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:37 pm
Our Henry is 4 1/2; while pregnant with him I was aware of one other Henry in the daycare center where my daughter went, and he was a few years older so I thought it must not be all that popular. Well, my Henry turned out to be one of three Henry's in his first baby class! Then we moved to Montessori and met at least two more. Then, swimming lessons, one more. So, that's about six other Henry's we know! Its really bizarre though because it wasn't in the top 100 when all these kids were born, and Jacob was number one, and I don't know hardly any Jacobs . . . I think it might be something to do with our demographic - the schools we use and who we know - we all have similar taste apparantly.
We live in a mid-size city in southern (but not deep south) U.S. A place kind of like Memhis but smaller.
I really don't like to use too-popular names, especially with girls, but we love the name and it suits our son so well, that it really hasn't bothered me -- only at first when we had that daycare class with the three Henry's, and I had to monogram his blankets "Henry L." And none of the Henry's we know use nicknames - the kids just know each other's last names.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by jennyl on Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:41 pm
I know many little boys named Henry, and we're in a suburb close to NYC. I also don't know many Jacobs. ;)
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by disa_lan on Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:25 pm
I live in northern CA near the capitol and I don't Henry hardly ever. Lots of Brennan, Braydens, and Connors though.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by unicorngal on Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:47 pm
I live in VA and I don't know a single young Henry. It is one of my favorite boy names however and is a family name so I am hoping my son and daughter-in-law will use it if one or both twins are boys.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by elizaroxy on Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:46 pm
We live in Utah and I've only met one Henry who is now about 10 years old. Now that I like the name, I'm realizing how in-the-know his mother was about names to name her child Henry in the late 90's and her older boy Wyatt three years before that.
Now Henry is widely accepted among women my age (20's and 30's) as a cool name that many love or want to use. But funnily enough no one knows a lot of Henry's.
My brother's middle name is Henry and my great grandfather's middle name was Henry, but I really don't like the name for that reason. Moreso I go the idea, probably from this site, that the name was starting to become trendy and the more I thought about the name, the more I liked it.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by rollo on Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:47 pm
I have never ever heard of a Henry in Australia.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by babycrazy on Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:29 pm
We are in Michigan and Henry is super popular here.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by susan on Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:10 pm
I only know of one Henry where I live and he is in college. We live near L.A. But I suspect that over on the West Side, there are a lot more Henrys. I only know of one Oscar. But we know so many Daniels and Jacobs. Wait, I think there is a Henry in my daughter's high school.
Re: How popular is Henry where you live?
by charliehotsox on Sat Oct 17, 2009 10:23 pm
Only known two Henrys. I used to go to school with one in Aus and I have a little cousin Henry who's a baby and very cute:) It's not popular at all where I live (NZ) but that probably doesn't affect how you see it since, and I'm assuming here, you live in USA. My view on all popular names is if you really love them, use them!