What's the conclusion on Asher and Henry... Classics or the 2012 'trendy' names

I know these two names have a lot of history behind them…

But at the same time, it seems like [name]Asher[/name]/[name]Henry[/name] are becoming the ‘buzz’ names that more people are talking about… frustrating how I feel like I am drawn to all of these buzz names. i.e. [name]Asher[/name], [name]Henry[/name], [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Oliver[/name]… makes me feel like I’m all about being trendy. But I actually really do like these names. So really considering them.

And personally, really like how [name]Asher[/name] or [name]Isaac[/name] have a biblical tie similar to my other two boys first names…

So what are the opinions out there? [name]Will[/name] these names simply be thought of as 2012 latest trends? Nameberry top 2012 names has [name]Asher[/name] as #1, and [name]Henry[/name] closely following. Not sure whether this changes these name images from classic to simply trendy. But somewhat feel like this happened with my second son. Named him [name]Noah[/name], b/c I loved the deep biblical history and classic feel to this name, yet now the name feels like borderline trendy. Still love his name, but not the original image I was going for.

I really love classic, traditional names that have history to them. Rather than names that are considered trendy. But really love [name]Henry[/name], [name]Asher[/name], and [name]Isaac[/name], so what to do???

[name]Henry[/name] is getting pretty popular, but it is a definite classic. I love love love [name]Henry[/name]!! I think [name]Asher[/name] is a bit trendy, but not [name]Aiden[/name]/ [name]Jaiden[/name] trendy. It’s a solid name. In my opinion [name]Asher[/name] just feels like it became popular overnight, whereas [name]Henry[/name] has always been there.

[name]Henry[/name] is more classic, while [name]Asher[/name] is definitely more trendy.

I know exactly what you mean. I’ve loved some names for so long and some of them have tons of personal experience, but now that I’m considering using them they just feel so trendy and not as special anymore. :frowning:

As for [name]Henry[/name], it’s such a classic. No matter how popular it gets, it’ll still be a classic, imo. I feel the same way about popular names on girls like [name]Elizabeth[/name] or [name]Olivia[/name] or [name]Charlotte[/name]. [name]Isaac[/name], even, I think, is a classic. It’s always been fairly well known and the Biblical history makes it classic imo. [name]Just[/name] because it has millenia of history, I think [name]Asher[/name] will always have a classic feel to it, although it’s definitely not as timeless as [name]Henry[/name] or [name]Isaac[/name], imo. I would think if you picked any random [name]Isaac[/name] in the world, he could be any age. Same with [name]Henry[/name]. If you picked an average [name]Asher[/name] person, I would guess he was either a colonist or a two-year-old little boy. Still, I think it ages wonderfully and I really don’t think if, when you hear the name [name]Asher[/name], he’ll just be dated to 2012. Besides, [name]Asher[/name] is a lot less popular than [name]Noah[/name] is right now, too…

Good luck!

Ok, mini rant incoming. I really dislike when people hate on the legit “-aden” names. [name]Aidan[/name], [name]Jadon[/name], [name]Bradan[/name], and [name]Hayden[/name] are what I would consider legit names. They have history and meaning. It just sucks that they all grew in popularity and now there are all sorts of variations on these names so the legit ones get lost. I’m not trying to be rude or anything, I just wanted to mention that they [name]DO[/name] have history. [name]Jadon[/name] is even biblical.

Anyways, if I were to say what I thought without knowing anything about the names, I’d say [name]Henry[/name] is classic and [name]Asher[/name] is trendy. [name]Both[/name] are definitely legit names. The way I see it is that classic names are popular over time. [name]Henry[/name] fits this because it has always been pretty popular. Trendy is something that jumps in popularity for a somewhat short time, then falls again. [name]Asher[/name] sort of fits in both categories. It has jumped in popularity in the last 10-15 years, but it’s been a name for a long time.

There’s also a difference in “good” trendy and “bad” trendy [name]IMO[/name]. [name]Asher[/name] would fall into the “good” trendy. It’s a great name (it’s actually my cat’s name) and it has history. It just happened to jump in popularity. A “bad” trendy name would be like [name]Kayden[/name]. It’s made up to fit with similar names, it’s misspelled (I believe the original version is [name]Caden[/name]), it has a Y and it’s jumped in popularity. I’m not saying it’s necessarily a terrible name (it’s actually my friend’s son’s name, spelled a different way). Maybe “classic trendy” and “new trendy” would be better labels.

Obviously it’s all a little confusing and based a lot on personal views. Some people would see [name]Asher[/name] as totally trendy because they don’t know the history of the name, or their definition is different. But [name]IMO[/name], it’s “classic trendy”.

I agree quite a lot with previous post. There are names which are solid classic names that have been around for years but recently become a bit more popular. They will still always be classic names whereas the new trendy as above are names that are recently made up or given different spellings.

I personally would choose a name because I loved the name and not really worry about what people thought about my reasoning or where it is in the charts. You will always get people who don’t like the name you have chosen for all sorts of reasons. The point is it’s your name and your choice. It seems to me that the classic names keep making a comeback every few years and everyone knows them and accepts. A lot of the ‘new trendy’ names will end up like the [name]Tiffany[/name]'s and [name]Tracy[/name]'s (not that there’s anything wrong with either!) and be used a lot over a specific period and then never regain popularity again.

[name]Aidan[/name] is actually an Irish saint’s name, and [name]Jadon[/name] has Biblical roots.

Apologize for any that I offended. We have some really good friends with children named [name]Aidan[/name] and [name]Jaydon[/name], and I really do love these names. I edited my original post as it was causing some of you to discuss a worthwhile topic, yet just not the main objective of this thread. My question was not around whether [name]Aidan[/name]/[name]Jaydon[/name] are trendy or classic. Please feel free to start that post, though, for anyone who would like to discuss that! My question was instead inquiring about the names [name]Asher[/name] and [name]Henry[/name]. Classic names that have become rather trendy lately, and whether this explosion in popularity affects their classic feel?

Thank you to those who have provided some great feedback!

Sorry for kinda hijacking the thread, haha. I wasn’t offended or anything, I just see people hate on those names so often and claim they are all made up when really some of them are real names. Totally see what you meant by it though, I just was in the mood to respond about it :slight_smile:

[name]Asher[/name] was one of the sons of [name]Jacob[/name], one of the twelve original tribes of [name]Judah[/name]. So it has been around almost as long as [name]Noah[/name] and [name]Isaac[/name]. After all, [name]Asher[/name] was [name]Isaac[/name]'s grandson. [name]One[/name] never heard it outside of the Jewish community until we got the combination of the popularity of “[name]Ash[/name]” from Pokemon in the 90’s and then the mad scramble for Biblical evangelical names after 9/11. [name]Long[/name] after this trendy “let’s search the Bible for a name” in Protestant households disappears, [name]Asher[/name] will still be a solid, Jewish name.

Between [name]Isaac[/name], [name]Asher[/name], and [name]Noah[/name], I prefer [name]Isaac[/name], simply because I love [name]Yitzhak[/name] and had a great rabbi named [name]Izzy[/name]. Two names that are unusal but have the same feel as [name]Asher[/name] are Adiel and [name]Adriel[/name], both Biblical names used in [name]Israel[/name].