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Vintage Girl Names

Vintage girl names are back in a big way, as chic as vintage clothes and furniture. Of course, not every vintage girl name is stylish – we may never see the comeback of Ethel or Bertha – but many retro names such as Ada and Iris are being dusted off and restored to their former glory by modern parents.

Along with Ada and Iris, other retro names for girls in the US Top 200 include Alice, Arabella, Clara, Daisy, Esther, Josephine, Lydia, and Sadie. Unique vintage names for baby girls on the rise include Cordelia, Imogen, Posey, and Susannah.

Antique baby names combine tradition and uniqueness and may also be used to honor a family member or hero from the past. The vintage baby names for girls that are most fashionable today include the following.

Adelaide

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:Variant of Adelheidis, German
35
Adeline

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:French, diminutive of Adele
45
Ada

Meaning: noble, nobility, or island

Origin:German or Turkish
50
Thea

Meaning: goddess, godly

Origin:Greek
37
Eliza

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Hebrew
62
Elise

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:French variation of Elizabeth
125
Theodora

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Feminine variation of Theodore
208
Dorothea

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:Greek
325
Dorothy

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English variation of Greek Dorothea
352
Daphne

Meaning: laurel tree, bay tree

Origin:Greek
13
Cordelia

Meaning: heart; daughter of the sea

Origin:Latin; Celtic
33
Rose

Meaning: rose, a flower

Origin:Latin
52
Hazel

Meaning: the hazelnut tree

Origin:English
61
Esme

Meaning: beloved

Origin:French
247
Alba

Meaning: white

Origin:Latin
436
Una

Meaning: one; lamb; happy

Origin:Latin, Irish, or Old Norse
493
Delphine

Meaning: of Delphi; womb

Origin:French from Greek
119
Ione

Meaning: violet flower

Origin:Greek
235
Pandora

Meaning: all gifted

Origin:Greek
339
Maude

Meaning: battle-mighty

Origin:English and French diminutive of Matilda, German
362