Harry........

The numbers of babies called Harry has actually been declining every year since 2011. There’s way less Harry’s now than 8 years ago.

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It’s hugely popular and has been for many years. I’m not a fan of it personally.

It's a bloody lovely name. My Harry was born before Harry Potter became a huge thing.

Top name.

Yes go with Harry

When we were at school popular names were much more popular than they are now. Sorry that probably doesn’t make sense but gone are the days when 1 in 5 boys were called John or David.

The percentage of babies called Harry is miniscule compared to the top names in the 80s and before that.

It’s a great name you both love. Like another posted has said if you pick another name that you like less, you’ll probably find there’s more babies with that name than Harry! I know more Arlo’s than Harry’s for example
Only know one Harry and none at mu DS nursery or baby groups

You obviously both love Harry, so call him Harry. It’s a nice name!

Harry Lee seems like hairily to me, and I don't think it sounds right together.

I have a Harry who is 4. Of his 2 reception classes (so 60 kids) there is no other Harry. But there are multiples of Leo/Theo/Milo/Reuben and other names parents have chosen not to be ‘bland’. It is ageless and classless, a great name for a little boy and a grown man. Choose a couple of more unusual middle names he can use if he is one of many. I still love it, love shouting it across a playground.

It's unlikely you'll get two in a class. Even the most popular names are still something like 1 in 300 children. So it's possible but not that likely.

If it's really popular where you are, then use it anyway - no-one will think anything of it.

What an odd recommendation...?!

The op herself is concerned about popularity and her son may hate having to add his surname to his name.

There are 3 Harrys in our cub scouts group of 12 and 2 of them have a similar surname. It can be tricky to differentiate between them.

I find it dull from overuse.

I don't know any young Harrys. If it's really popular where you are, then use it anyway - no-one will think anything of it.

There are no Harrys at all in my dc primary. I like it.

@AlliKaneErikson 😂 just personal taste! And anyway, if it's short for Harrison then you haven't given him a nickname as a proper name on his BC. I don't mind people having nicknames as long as they have a proper name too. So that's one of my bugbears to tick off the list... 😬

Wow, diddle, you’ve got me over a number of barrels: my DS name is ‘bland’, I lack imagination and worst of all it’s a nickname- in his case...short for Harrison!!

Harry has been popular for ages and ages, it's hardly like you thought of it then it suddenly got common.

I don't like nicknames as names so I would go for Henry n Harry personally. Henry is a classic name. I know a few Harrisons - I personally hate it, don't like surname names and find it very of the moment - but it's an option.

I met a(nother) Harry recently and my first thought was what a shame his parents didn't have a bit more imagination. It's such a bland name and so many people are called it.

Pick something else!

Of course Harry is a classic name.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_(given_name)

My concern with very popular names is that if there are a few in one class, people find a way to distinguish between them. Hence you get "fat Harry", "ginger Harry" etc. I do love the name Harry, but wouldn't use it for that reason. When I was at school there were lots of Johns and Matthews, and they were distinguished in this way.

My two boys have names that were chosen with the following criteria: not so popular that there could be several in the class, not so unusual that it could incite ridicule, easy to spell and pronounce, any nicknames would still be ok, and initials didn't spell anything dodgy! Obviously I had to like the names too. I guess my criteria were heavily influenced by the fact I was bullied as a child.

I'd have what you like and not worry about what people think. I'd also not mention it, so folk can't put you off it. Once the baby is here and you tell them his name, nobody will put you off it then.

Go with Henry.

I have a Harri, so I obviously love it! I don’t think there are any other boys called Harry In his reasonably sized secondary school, but I do know a few younger ones. The Harri spelling is quite popular around here (SE Wales).

I like it and wouldn't be put off by the popularity. But if that is an issue for you why not consider some other names too?

Agree - Harry is not a strong or classical name. Henry is, and Harry is the pet form of Henry. Larry? Short for Laurence?

Agree with pp that Henry with nn Harry is a good option, although if you love a name then I wouldn't be put off my popularity as such.

Harry is popular for a reason - it’s a strong classical name, has meaning in several languages, etc etc

Classical? I wouldn't think so.

Meaning in other languages? Which languages do you mean in particular..?

Actually when you google the meaning of 'Harry' it says 'to harass'!

Personally I find Harry overused and quite dull.