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Which of Oscar, George, Henry, Max or Leo sounds poshest?

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Namesnamesnames13 · 05/07/2026 16:14

Which in your opinion is the poshest name? Oscar, George, Henry, Max, or Leo?

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Helenbelena · 05/07/2026 19:16

JSMill · 05/07/2026 19:11

None are posh. I work in a school and I have seen people from all backgrounds use these names.

So can a name only be posh if it used by some upper class aristocrats?!?!

HappiestSleeping · 05/07/2026 19:13

JSMill · 05/07/2026 19:11

None are posh. I work in a school and I have seen people from all backgrounds use these names.

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I don't work in a school, but the names don't mean posh or not posh (whatever 'posh' is these days).

Children from all backgrounds with any name can be raised with good manners and good morals. I think the whole concept of 'posh' is outdated.

JSMill · 05/07/2026 19:11

None are posh. I work in a school and I have seen people from all backgrounds use these names.

Firebird83 · 05/07/2026 19:09

I know a “posh” Max

angelcake20 · 05/07/2026 18:42

Loads of all of them at my comprehensive school.

HugoThatway · 05/07/2026 18:35

None of them are 'posh' and I wouldn't make any assumptions about the names, but George or Henry probably appeal less to people who aren't in the slightest bit 'posh'.

bugalugs45 · 05/07/2026 18:32

I’d say Henry, closely followed by George . But as lots of people have said they’re all popular . Just asked my 9 year old nephew and he has every single one of these names in his class , there’s 2 x Max & 3 Oscar!

leporello · 05/07/2026 18:30

Boys of all backgrounds have these names around here, nobody would consider any of them 'posh'. Go for Inigo or Peregrine or something if that's what you're after.

Allswellthatendswelll · 05/07/2026 18:20

TheBlueKoala · 05/07/2026 18:15

Henry and George but noone names their children that anymore.

I know loads of kids called George and a fair few called Henry.

ExOptimist · 05/07/2026 18:20

Oscar used to be quite upper class decades ago but now has become rather chavvy as far as I can gather. Leo and Max are extremely popular and common, there are loads around. George is very popular. I'd say Henry is probably the "poshest".

Allonthesametrain · 05/07/2026 18:19

Henry then Oscar, but not seen as particularly posh now.

Allswellthatendswelll · 05/07/2026 18:18

Henry and George are most classic. I think Leo, Max and Oscar are massively overused.

TheBlueKoala · 05/07/2026 18:15

Henry and George but noone names their children that anymore.

SueKeeper · 05/07/2026 18:13

George, then Henry, but they are also fairly normal names. Posher people often stick to traditional names rather than fashionable ones and Leo, Max and Oscar have all been hugely fashionable in the last 10-15 years.

If I met a 60yo Oscar, he'd likely be posh!

boysmuminherts · 05/07/2026 18:11

Henry and George are royal family names so maybe they are the most posh?
But I know normal boys with both those names!

Veronyk · 05/07/2026 18:09

My cat was called Leo and he was dead posh.

ItalianChineseIndianMexican · 05/07/2026 18:05

If I had to pick, I'd say Henry but I could definitely think of 'posher' names. The ones you've listed are all nice enough, popular boys names round here.

Excellentsausages · 05/07/2026 17:32

All very popular. Used by all types of people, some posh, some not. There won't be a primary school in the country without most of those represented at least once.

Oscar, George and Leo are top 10 names. Henry 12th. Max 44th but that's probably offset by those who are Maximilians and Maxwells etc.

70isaLimitNotaTarget · 05/07/2026 17:29

Bluespottedfrog · 05/07/2026 16:36

My dog is called Max and hi is not posh.

My DS is called Max, as rough as .
If I call him "Maximillion" I can up his status . (I wish)

Moveoverdarlin · 05/07/2026 16:47

Henry. But they are all what I would call nice boys names.

Your colleague is right, you do judge names.

Henry, George give different vibes to Riley and Jayden.

ButtercupYellow26 · 05/07/2026 16:42

None. They are all pretty common names now.

Blimms · 05/07/2026 16:40

Namesnamesnames13 · 05/07/2026 16:37

No!

Can I ask why you didn’t mention some of the names you listed in your OP were names you had chosen for you sons? Anyway, it’s not bad to have a name that is common among all social groups.

Pistachiocake · 05/07/2026 16:39

Oscar.
Leo least (got very popular years ago after the X-factor man). Not heard of the "full" version of this for years, unless you count Leonard from Big Bang.
Henry was, not so much now. Ditto George. The full version of Max was, but again, all 3 of these names could now be any class.
Henry and George will probably be the most classic, as in could be any generation, like James, Luke etc, if that bothers you.

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Namesnamesnames13 · 05/07/2026 16:37

No!

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Bluespottedfrog · 05/07/2026 16:36

My dog is called Max and hi is not posh.