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Unique Vintage Names for Girls

Unique names don't have to be new and invented: They can also be vintage names revived from either the near or distant past.

Unique vintage girl names on their way back into style include Sybil, Isadora, Cordelia, and Olympia. Names such as Lois, Polly, Constance, and Wilhelmina are attracting attention among the hipsters and the tastemakers, but still have a generation or two to go before they will be seen as fashionable among the mainstream.

These unique vintage baby names for girls all lie outside the Top 1000 but have deep roots and rich histories. In case you're wondering how unique is unique, these names were given to 250 or fewer girls in the US last year. Check current statistics to make sure the name you like hasn't hopped back on the list.

Unique Vintage Girl Names

Mariella

Meaning: drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Italian and Dutch diminutive of Maria
1059
Gillian

Meaning: youthful

Origin:Feminine variation of Julian
993
Antoinette

Meaning: priceless one

Origin:French feminine diminutive form of Antoine
1265
Roxanne

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Persian
655
Sonia

Meaning: wisdom

Origin:Russian and Scandinavian variation of Sophia
1062
Helene

Meaning: bright, shining one

Origin:French variation of Helen
1184
Suzanne

Meaning: lily

Origin:French variation of Susan
1675
Lenora

Meaning: light

Origin:English, contracted form of Leonora
728
Lenore A French-originated name, the meaning of Len...
Origin:German variation of Leonora, Italian derivative of Eleonora, meaning unknown
801
Annette

Meaning: grace

Origin:French
1138
Agnes

Meaning: pure, virginal

Origin:Greek
187