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Vintage Baby Names

Vintage baby names are among the most fashionable today, for girls as well as boys. Along with vintage names such as Olivia and Emma, Noah and Elijah leading the popularity list, the US Top 100 includes such vintage names for girls as Alice, Grace, and Penelope, and vintage boy names Henry, Julian, and Wyatt.

Unique retro names gaining visibility include such new old choices as Ophelia and Posey for girls, Cassian and Linus for boys.

Choosing a vintage name can give you the best of all worlds, drawing on classic inspiration with modern style. Vintage baby names are found on the popularity lists of a hundred years ago and then often faded from sight, only to be revived for the new generation of babies. The best antique names are inspired by literary, biblical and royal sources.

Here, our master list of the vintage baby names most stylish today. You might also want to check out our curated lists of Vintage Girl Names and Vintage Boy Names.

Rupert

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:German variation of Robert
131
Ansel

Meaning: with divine protection

Origin:German
181
Calvin

Meaning: bald, hairless

Origin:Latin
129
Micah

Meaning: who is like the Lord

Origin:Hebrew
143
Tristan

Meaning: noise or sorrowful

Origin:Celtic
275
Desmond

Meaning: one from south Munster

Origin:Irish
306
Boaz

Meaning: swiftness

Origin:Hebrew
334
Leon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek variation of Leo
262
Clement

Meaning: mild, merciful

Origin:Latin
397
Alfred

Meaning: wise counselor; elf counsel

Origin:English
178
Asa

Meaning: healer; born in the morning

Origin:Hebrew; Japanese
204
Jeremiah

Meaning: appointed by God

Origin:Hebrew
452
Leonidas

Meaning: lion

Origin:Greek
532
Graham

Meaning: gravelly homestead

Origin:Scottish
44
Phineas

Meaning: the Nubian

Origin:English, Egyptian
196
Edmund

Meaning: fortunate protector

Origin:English
280
Wesley

Meaning: western meadow

Origin:English
166
Harry

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Diminutive of Henry
294
Reuben

Meaning: behold, a son

Origin:Hebrew
90
Frederick

Meaning: peaceful ruler

Origin:German
144