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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.

Julian

Meaning: youthful, downy-bearded, or sky father

Origin:English from Latin, variation of Julius
157
Griffin

Meaning: strong lord

Origin:Welsh, variation of Griffith
202
Osiris

Meaning: with strong eyesight

Origin:Egyptian
407
Ernest

Meaning: serious, resolute

Origin:English from German
291
Jackson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:English
389
Maximus

Meaning: greatest

Origin:Latin
274
Zebedee

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English variation of Hebrew Zebediah
310
Winston

Meaning: wine's town

Origin:English
263
Evan

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:Welsh variation of John
371
Ned

Meaning: wealthy guardian

Origin:English, diminutive of Edward
585
Judah

Meaning: praised

Origin:Hebrew
664
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Weston

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:English
177
Rex

Meaning: king

Origin:Latin
323
Dexter

Meaning: dyer, right-handed

Origin:Latin
367
Minnie

Meaning: of the mind, intellect

Origin:Diminutive of Minerva
355
Polly Traditionally a name of English origin, the ...
Origin:English variation of Molly
474
Lula The name Lula is of English origins and it i...
Origin:Diminutive of any Lu name
578
Adele

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:French diminutive of Adelaide
496
Mariah

Meaning: the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew
510