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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.

Roman

Meaning: citizen of Rome

Origin:Latin
63
Oliver

Meaning: olive tree

Origin:Latin
7
Emily

Meaning: rival

Origin:Feminine variation of Emil, Latin
120
Emma

Meaning: universal

Origin:German
102
Audrey

Meaning: noble strength

Origin:English
56
Julia

Meaning: youthful or sky father

Origin:Latin
133
Sophie

Meaning: wisdom

Origin:French variation of Sophia
91
Grace A name associated with elegance, poise and b...
Origin:English, virtue name
76
Jane

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English
77
Victoria

Meaning: victory

Origin:Latin
232
Noah

Meaning: rest, repose

Origin:Hebrew
45
Jacob

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:Hebrew
137
Samuel

Meaning: told by God

Origin:Hebrew
87
Nathan

Meaning: given

Origin:Hebrew
121
Alexander

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Greek
42
Joshua

Meaning: the Lord is my salvation

Origin:Hebrew
173
Luke

Meaning: man from Lucania

Origin:Greek
83
Simon

Meaning: he has heard; flat-nosed

Origin:Hebrew, Greek
61
Theodore

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Greek
3
Henry

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:German
40