Does Harry's unpopularity affect the name?

[notsettledonaname]

Trying to chose a boys name and we like Harry but as Harry and Meghan are not so popular people now, I'm wondering how that will effect the name?

Literally nobody cares in the real world 😂

Harry is a solid name choice.

Of course not. Agree with pps though, the name 'Harry' IS overdone/overused now.

The current generation of kids will think Harry Styles before Prince Harry.

I wouldn’t have siblings called Harry and Meghan but I’d avoid William and Kate too

Yes. You might as well call your child ‘Boy#476544’.

There's quite an extensive middle ground between Harry, George, Sophie and Olivia and Tiaammi-Nevaeh, Bodhi Bear and the like.

I agree. That's where my mind goes when I hear the name 'Harry.' Harry Styles.

Or Harry Potter

Or Harry Kane

He's a disgruntled son/brother, not some evil dictator!
And despite the constant articles of the likes of Daily Mail, etc most people are probably quite ambivalent to him and his family, I don't know more than a couple of people in real life who give any of the stories even a second thought.

The name Harry is an age old name and I can't see if suddenly becoming massively unpopular due to one man with the same name.

It'd be different if it was the name of a current mass serial killer or the leader of a country causing world war three, or similar.

Harry is such a common name. So many Harry’s!

Only effects people with Royal Family Derangement Syndrome. Which judging by the number of wacky royal threads on Mumsnet is quite a few people...

Even if people have mixed opinions about Prince Harry, most aren't going to make the association between a newborn baby and Prince Harry.
The people who do make the connection and act funny about it aren't going to be rational people.

I don’t think he’s unpopular other than with the people he’s taking to court

I'd perhaps assume you'd been a Harry Potter fan as a child but nothing more than that.

I think it’s fall in popularity now is purely due to major over use in the last 5-10 years, as opposed to anything to do with the prince.

If you want to call him Harry, go for it.
In a few years Harry and Meghan will be largely irrelevant, so I wouldn't worry about connection to them.