Henry - too common?

[amyjaney1984]

My DH and I are thinking about Henry for our son due in Sept. My issues with this name are:

1. Is it really popular at the moment?
2. What would his friends nickname him? Hen/hank!?! Nooo!

V popular. I think it's going the way of Jack/Harry/Oliver round here.

Its very popular here too - along with Harry, Oliver, Samuel, Thomas, Oscar, George and William.

It's lovely

It's popular, but not as popular as George, Dylan and Freddie who seem to be everywhere where I live.

It's a lovely name - classic and timeless. I like it a lot.

I have a DS called Henry. There are a few about (north London) but not as many as Harry.

My SIL calls him Henners. My nanny calls him Hens. My brother calls him Hamburger.

My ds has a friend called Henry. They call him Hen.

It's a lovely, classic name.

Lovely name, was tempted for our DS but chose something else instead. It's not common at all where I am. Such a lovely name...go for it!

I really like it but know of two born in the last year!

I know three Henrys. They are called Hen, Hen Hen and Henners!

I live in saaarf laaaaandan, and they're everywhere.

It's a lovely name and I don't know anyone called it.

I've always loved it- almost chose it for DS but decided not to as I was worried it was too popular, but I do sometimes wish I'd gone with it. I know a lot of babies now but don't know any Henry's now! I'm in south east.

Yes, becoming quite trendy, along with Jack, Alfie, Oscar, Harry. Isn't Harry the nickname for Henry? That's got to be better than Hen or Hank!

I love it and it's top of my list. I like it much much more than Harry, of which there are many here in the Cotswolds.

However, I think it's becoming more popular, and I know two toddlers called Henry near me. I think I might use it anyway