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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.

Raymond

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:German
398
Christian

Meaning: anointed one or follower of Christ

Origin:Greek or English from Latin
441
Victor

Meaning: conqueror

Origin:Latin
190
Jesse

Meaning: gift

Origin:Hebrew
264
Abraham

Meaning: father of multitudes

Origin:Hebrew
621
Eli

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Hebrew
236
Homer

Meaning: security, pledge

Origin:Greek
1479
Herbert

Meaning: bright army

Origin:German
1020
Joe

Meaning: Jehovah increases

Origin:Diminutive of Joseph
1371
Justin

Meaning: fair, righteous

Origin:Latin
513
Benedict

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Latin
410
Zachariah

Meaning: the Lord has remembered

Origin:Hebrew, form of Zechariah
700
Albert

Meaning: noble, bright

Origin:German
218
Clarence

Meaning: bright

Origin:Latin
842
Truman

Meaning: loyal one

Origin:English
916
Walter

Meaning: army ruler

Origin:German
332
Edwin

Meaning: wealthy friend

Origin:English
316
Abner

Meaning: father of light.

Origin:Hebrew
615
Howard

Meaning: high guardian or brave heart

Origin:German or English
715
Roy

Meaning: king or red-haired

Origin:French or Celtic
720