I love the name [name]Henry[/name] but everyone keeps saying that it’s too popular right now. I don’t want my little man to be one of 6 [name]Henry[/name]'s in his class. It makes me sad because I love the name. I also like [name]Harrison[/name] (also popular) but I don’t want people to call him [name]Harry[/name]. Thoughts? Any other H names that might work? Thanks
I love [name]Harvey[/name] myself!
I love mischa’s suggestion of [name]Harvey[/name]! Others I can think of are [name]Hunter[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Harley[/name], [name]Holden[/name], [name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name].
[name]Hugh[/name] is my favorite.
I really love the name [name]Hyram[/name]
[name]Hamish[/name] is a nice H name
[name]Henric[/name], Hippolite and Henrius are alternatives to [name]Henry[/name]
[name]Harry[/name] is nice, my favorite H for boys is [name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Hudson[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], [name]Hudson[/name].
[name]Hunter[/name] & [name]Hendrix[/name] are other not mentioned options.
[name]Harvey[/name] is great! Some others not mentioned are: [name]Henning[/name], [name]Howell[/name], [name]Huxley[/name], [name]Hale[/name], [name]Hart[/name], [name]Heath[/name]…
My suggestions for you would be:
[name]Hugh[/name]
[name]Humphrey[/name]
[name]Heathcliff[/name]/[name]Heath[/name]
[name]Harvey[/name]
[name]Hawthorn[/name] NN Haw/[name]Hawk[/name]
[name]Harold[/name]
Henrick
[name]Hadley[/name]
I don’t think [name]Hollis[/name] or [name]Harlan[/name] have been mentioned yet. I like those as well as [name]Hugo[/name] and [name]Hugh[/name].
A [name]Henry[/name] would not be one of six in his class. The name [name]Henry[/name] is not that popular. There were 6,330 born in the US in 2010. Pretending there were an equal number of Henrys born in each state, divide 6,330 by 50 and you get about 127. Might your [name]Henry[/name] go to school with another [name]Henry[/name] his age? It’s a definite possibility. [name]Will[/name] your [name]Henry[/name] be one of six in his class? No. If [name]Henry[/name] is the name you love, then please use [name]Henry[/name].
[name]Harrison[/name] I like, he doesn’t have to go by [name]Harry[/name]. I mean, c’mon, when was the last time you heard anyone refer to [name]Harrison[/name] [name]Ford[/name] as [name]Harry[/name]? Lol.
[name]Hadley[/name] is one that’s grown on me. It’s a bit trendy though.
[name]Harley[/name] is the same.
[name]Hilton[/name] is my grandfather’s name. He never went by it though.
I love the suggestions of [name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name], [name]Holden[/name], [name]Hudson[/name], and [name]Hiram[/name]/[name]Hyram[/name].
Honestly, though, I would just go with [name]Henry[/name]! Then again, most names aren’t too popular for me, but it’s listed at number 67 with 6330 births last year. That averages less than 130 Henrys in each state, and is nothing like [name]Jacob[/name]'s popularity. If you’re still bothered by [name]Henry[/name]'s popularity, though, I think [name]Hugh[/name]/[name]Hugo[/name], [name]Holden[/name], or [name]Hiram[/name] would be fabulous options with a similar feel to them as [name]Henry[/name] has.
Good luck!
[name]Hoyt[/name] as in the Hoyt Vandenburg whom the [name]Air[/name] Force base is named after.
Sorry to double post but I thought of [name]Hadrian[/name] also, as in Emperor Hadrian of [name]Rome[/name] who build Hadrian’s Wall across [name]England[/name].
[name]Hugh[/name], [name]Humphrey[/name], [name]Harald[/name], [name]Hamish[/name], Hallam, [name]Hammett[/name], [name]Hubert[/name], [name]Horacio[/name], [name]Harvey[/name], [name]Hillel[/name], [name]Hagen[/name], [name]Hosea[/name], [name]Haakon[/name], [name]Hal[/name], [name]Harris[/name], [name]Hector[/name]
[name]Heath[/name], Haagan or Haegan, [name]Haiden[/name], [name]Hadley[/name], [name]Hayden[/name], [name]Henric[/name], [name]Henrik[/name], Hektor, [name]Henderson[/name].
My favorite H names for boys are:
[name]Hal[/name], [name]Heath[/name], [name]Holmes[/name], [name]Horatio[/name], [name]Holden[/name], and [name]Hermes[/name], although some of them I prefer as middle names.