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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.

Linus

Meaning: flax

Origin:Greek
162
Rufus

Meaning: red-head

Origin:Latin
174
Titus

Meaning: title of honour

Origin:Latin, meaning unknown, possibly "title of honour"
220
Thaddeus

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Aramaic, meaning unclear, possibly from Theodore
238
Ethan

Meaning: strong, firm

Origin:Hebrew
13
Levi

Meaning: joined, attached

Origin:Hebrew
71
Samson

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hebrew
420
Milo

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:Latin and Old German
17
Otis

Meaning: wealthy

Origin:Variation of Otto, German
26
Lazarus

Meaning: God is my helper

Origin:Latinized Greek variation of Hebrew Eleazar
183
Atlas

Meaning: bearer of the heavens

Origin:Greek
23
Miles

Meaning: soldier or merciful

Origin:English form of Milo
24
Lucian

Meaning: light

Origin:Latin
46
Gideon

Meaning: hewer; or, having a stump for a hand

Origin:Hebrew
68
Theo

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Diminutive of Theodore
36
Leo

Meaning: lion

Origin:Latin
48
Apollo

Meaning: destroyer

Origin:Greek mythology name
97
Arthur

Meaning: bear

Origin:Celtic
32
Asher

Meaning: fortunate, blessed, happy one

Origin:Hebrew
53
Isaac

Meaning: laughter

Origin:Hebrew
60