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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.

Bennett

Meaning: blessed

Origin:English, medieval form of Benedict
226
Warren

Meaning: park-keeper

Origin:English from French
252
Adrian

Meaning: man of Adria

Origin:Latin
321
Luther

Meaning: army people

Origin:German
604
Levon

Meaning: lion

Origin:Armenian, variation of Leon
806
Zebulon

Meaning: exaltation or little dwelling

Origin:Hebrew
894
Justus

Meaning: just

Origin:Latin
1081
Floyd

Meaning: gray-haired

Origin:Welsh
1708
Solomon

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
320
Preston

Meaning: priest's estate

Origin:English
341
Edna

Meaning: rejuvenation, delight

Origin:Hebrew
705
Ephraim

Meaning: fruitful, fertile, productive

Origin:Hebrew
464
Jonas

Meaning: dove

Origin:Greek variation of Jonah
479
Byron

Meaning: barn for cows

Origin:English
570
Martin

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
378
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Origin:Scottish river name
573
Elmer

Meaning: noble and renowned

Origin:English
1524
Origin:German, diminutive of Frederick and Alfred
926
Alta

Meaning: elevated

Origin:Latin
2336
Eli

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Hebrew
236