Here Are Some Vintage Girl Names That Are As Sweet As Ever For Your Baby

Are vintage girl names back in a big way? We think that vintage girl names never left. They're still as chic as vintage clothes and furniture. Of course, not every vintage girl name is stylish – we may never see the comeback of Ethel or Bertha – but many retro names such as Elizabeth and Iris are recognized as classics by modern parents.

Vintage girl names combine tradition and uniqueness; and may also be used to honor a family member or hero from the past. The vintage baby names for girls that are most fashionable today are listed below:

Check out this list of vintage girl names

• Abigail
• Ada
• Adele
• Adelaide
• Adeline
• Alice
• Alma
• Amelia
• Ann/Anne/Anna
• Annabelle
• Audrey
• Augusta
• Ava
• Beatrice
• Bernadette
• Betsy
• Birdie
• Blanche
• Blythe
• Caroline
• Celia
• Charlotte
• Chloe
• Clara
• Clarice/Clarissa
• Colleen
• Cora
• Clementine
• Daisy
• Delia
• Delilah
• Della
• Dinah
• Dixie
• Dora
• Dorothy/Dorothea
• Edie
• Edith
• Eilleen
• Eleanor
• Elise
• Eliza
• Elizabeth
• Ella
• Ellie
• Eloise
• Elsa
• Elsie
• Emma
• Emily
• Enid
• Esme
• Etta
• Eudora
• Eva
• Evie
• Eve
• Evelyn
• Fay
• Flora
• Frances
• Gladys
• Gloria
• Grace
• Georgette
• Georgia
• Georgina
• Greta
• Gwendolyn
• Harriet
• Hattie
• Hazel
• Helen
• Ida
• Imogen
• Inez
• Irene
• Iris
• Isabella
• Isabelle
• Isadora
• Jane
• Jewel
• Jocelyn
• Julia
• June
• Justine
• Layla
• Lenora
• Leona
• Lila
• Liliana
• Lillian
• Lily
• Liza
• Lorene
• Loretta
• Lorraine
• Louise
• Lucinda
• Lucy
• Lydia
• Madeline/Madelyn
• Maggie
• Maisie
• Mamie
• Margaret
• Marion
• Marilyn
• Marjorie
• Martha
• Matilda
• Maureen
• Mavis
• Maxine
• May
• Meredith
• Millie
• Minnie
• Miriam
• Molly
• Muriel
• Myra
• Nell
• Nellie
• Neva
• Nora
• Noreen
• Olivia
• Opal
• Pauline
• Pearl
• Penelope
• Phoebe
• Polly
• Priscilla
• Rosalyn/Rosalind
• Rose
• Rosemary
• Roxanne
• Ruby
• Ruth
• Sadie
• Sally
• Sarah
• Scarlett
• Selma
• Sophia
• Sophie
• Stella
• Sylvia
• Tillie
• Trudy
• Vera
• Victoria
• Viola
• Violet
• Virginia
• Vivian/Vivienne
• Willa

More Vintage Girl Names For You To Choose From

Choosing your newborn’s name is one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make; so spend some time making a shortlist and finding your favourites. See more names below:

These names are inspired by Old Hollywood glamour icons of the 20s, 30s, and 40s.

• Audrey: As in Audrey Hepburn
• Ava: For the alluring Ava Gardner
• Bette: Inspired by Bette Davis
• Elizabeth: As in Elizabeth Taylor
• Grace: Inspired by the beautiful Grace Kelly
• Greta: Inspired by Greta Gabo
• Ingrid: For Ingrid Bergman
• Jean: As in Jean Harlow
• Judy: For Judy Garland
• Katherine: Inspired by Katherine Hepburn
• Mae: Inspired by the foxy Mae West
• Marilyn: Marilyn Monroe, of course
• Rita: As in Rita Hayworth

Mary was the #1 name for all three decades.

• Barbara
• Betty
• Carol
• Doris
• Dorothy
• Frances
• Helen
• Joan
• Judith
• Linda
• Mary
• Margaret
• Mildred
• Nancy
• Patricia
• Ruth
• Sandra
• Sharon
• Shirley
• Susan
• Virginia

Another attractive aspect of old fashioned names is that they come with meanings. While "Kymbreigh" doesn't mean anything, and a Lexus is a car; these vintage girl names actually mean something. Also, they can be traced back to Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Celtic, Hebrew, German, and other languages; in which the names actually mean something. Parents can give their darling daughters a name that reflects the baby's attributes; the attributes the parents hope their child will possess, or perhaps a word that has some sort of significance to the parents or the family. For example, the name Imogen means "beloved child," Clementine means "merciful," Della means "noble;" and Vera means "truth," all of which could have special meaning to a family.

You might not decide until baby arrives and you see their face, but that gives you ample time to choose a name from our list.

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