I feel like I hear it everywhere, but I’m wondering if that’s just because I’ve latched onto it. I see it’s ranked in the 30s in the US now which seems pretty high, but on the other hand my name peaked at 18 the year I was born and I don’t run into women with my name that often and didn’t share it with any classmates as a kid.
So I’m curious – where do you feel [name_m]Henry[/name_m] stands right now? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it’s poised to climb into the top 10 in the next couple years?
I know of one born last year,… But know way more jack and zach’s
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I do think Henry is getting more attention now than ten or fifteen years ago, but it’s such a long standing, handsome name that it would be wonderful no matter the popularity and would be very hard to feel trendy. Much like William.
I know one. He’s two and he’s absolutely a [name_m]Henry[/name_m], no question. Couldn’t imagine him with any other name 
I love [name_m]Henry[/name_m], I’m considering using it as a middle name if/when I have a boy.
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] has been increasing in popularity, but it’s been a pretty steady increase since the 90s, so while it is getting more popular it’s certainly not “trendy.” The lowest it’s ever been ranked was #146, so even when it wasn’t popular…it actually was popular. It’s such a classic name that it always is going to be up there. It’s at #43 now…but even so, there were only 8,006 babies named [name_m]Henry[/name_m] born last year. That’s only .398%. I don’t think it will crack the Top 10 again, but I could see it peaking somewhere in the teens or twenties. But that would still put it at less than 1%…I don’t think that is exactly a name that you’re going to be seeing a lot of (but I’m of the opinion that traditional “popularity” is going to be irrelevant very soon anyway)
I certainly hope it breaks the top 10. [name_u]Jayden[/name_u] and [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] need to go. If [name_m]Henry[/name_m] knocks one of those out, I’m happy.
For what it’s worth, I’ve never met a little [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. It’s more popular in urban/hipster areas, and I live in a small college town.
I know a lot of little [name_m]Henry[/name_m]'s, but then again, like southern.maple said previously, it’s more of a hipster/city area name, and that’s where all my friends with kids are located. Makes sense. I really dig the name though. I might consider it for a middle, but it’s a little too common where I live for me to think of using it for a first name.
Well I live in super small town rural [name_m]New[/name_m] [name_f]England[/name_f] and it feels like every other little boy, if they aren’t named [name_m]Jackson[/name_m], they’re named [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. So I’m not sure about the whole hipsters in the city thing.
[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]! I know a few baby Henrys, but I also know teenage, middle-aged, and elderly Henrys. [name_m]Even[/name_m] if there is a current uptick its popularity, it is such a timeless/classic name (like [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], [name_m]Joseph[/name_m], [name_m]William[/name_m]) that I can’ imagine it ever feeling dated or tied to a particular generation.
I’m in a [name_m]Vermont[/name_m] college town and know several baby/toddler [name_m]Henry[/name_m]'s (which is a bummer because I would have liked to use that name…)
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] is a top contendor for us if it’s a boy b/c it’s my husband’s grandfather’s name. That and we just love the name! It’s strong and manly and would be adorable on a little boy. I have not met any little [name_m]Henry[/name_m]'s but it does seem like it’s getting more popular in general. Not sure if I could see it climbing that high though…seems people still prefer the more trendier sounding names.