Henry or Theo?

[Thomas17]

What do people prefer out of these two boys names?

[PaulinePetrovaPosey]

Henry. I know dozens of baby Theos.

[Hortensien]

Both very popular, but if I had to choose, then Theodore.

[MikeUniformMike]

I'm not mad keen on either but Henry is a classic, whereas Theos seem to be everywhere. I dislike Theodore.
Leo is nicer.

[Grufallosfeiends]

Neither as both very popular. But probably Theo if I must choose.

[Scoobyscoobedydoo]

Henry.

[JacquelineLadyBugg]

Henry.

I have never heard Theo pronounced in a nice way ever. I don't know why, but where I live, it's always being bellowed across a park or shop. I'm near London, so it's a barky "FEE-OH!!!".

If you live on the West coast of Ireland or in Edinburgh, or somewhere with similarly soft accents, then disregard this^^.

[sweetnosugar]

Theo, definitely.
I think it’s lovely, I don’t know anyone with the name Theo.
However Henry is my brothers name, as well as three other Henry’s on my husbands side, the name of my neighbours little boy, and a few more at my eldest school. It’s a lovely name, granted. But in my social circle it’s very popular.

[PlantPotting]

I really like both! Sorry not much help but they're both good so you can't go wrong

[BinkyBoinky]

Theo!

[Goyle]

Henry. Theo is pretentious.

[howfarwevecome]

They're both quite popular around here, especially Theo.

Thad (Thaddeus) is similar but not as common if you're not sure about the popularity of the other two names.

[17caterpillars1mouse]

Definitely Henry. Theodore / Theo is very overdone in my area

[Amanda87]

Theo for sure!

[Starbuggy]

Definitely Henry

Theo is mangled as Fee-oh in too many places which sounds horrible

[Oly4]

Henry, a beautiful name.
I hate Theo.
Neither name is popular where I live!

[BeMorePacific]

Henry 😍♥️

[123Dancewithme]

Henry. Theo is going to date badly.

[DramaAlpaca]

Henry

[TheVanguardSix]

They were both on my shortlist, 19 years ago.
My son is Theo. Henry is a wonderful name. You can't go wrong, either way. But I think Theodore is very, very, very popular now, going by the MN baby name threads.

[ZoyaTheDestroyer]

Both lovely names so it really depends what matters to you. They are both very popular. Henry has been more consistently popular, whereas Theo has spiked more recently and might be more likely to date. Theo will feel more popular than its statistics suggest as you need to combine it with all of the Theodores.

[Awwlookatmybabyspider]

Theo. I really dislike Henry.

[Cbeebiesrehab]

Theo/Theodore is easily the most popular boys name around here (also Teddy-usually a diminutive of Theodore!) although that might not be an issue for you. I think Henry, although popular, is more of a classic.

[GanderousGoose]

My DS13 is Theo. There were hardly any then! I think it's a lovely name and not at all pretentious. Henry isn't a name I particularly like but it's a good, strong name that will stand the test of time.