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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.

Agatha

Meaning: good woman

Origin:Greek
419
Adele

Meaning: noble, nobility

Origin:French diminutive of Adelaide
496
Mariah

Meaning: the Lord is my teacher; or drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved

Origin:Hebrew
510
Dolly

Meaning: gift of God

Origin:English, diminutive of Dorothy
680
Dinah

Meaning: God will judge

Origin:Hebrew
861
Allegra

Meaning: joyous

Origin:Italian
641
Rosamund

Meaning: horse protection

Origin:German
836
Posey

Meaning: a bunch of flowers

Origin:English
929
Philippa

Meaning: lover of horses

Origin:Greek, feminine variation of Philip
636
Marcella

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
663
Olympia

Meaning: from Mount Olympus

Origin:Greek
683
Lucinda

Meaning: light

Origin:Variation of Lucia
1055
Jessamine

Meaning: jasmine

Origin:English from Persian
1072
Patience The meaning of Patience is 'enduring or forb...
Origin:Latin virtue name
1596
Bessie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
1552
Nettie

Meaning: plant

Origin:English, diminutive of names ending in -ette or -etta, or variation of Neta, Hebrew
2005
Hester

Meaning: star

Origin:Medieval variation of Esther, Persian
866
Myrtle The meaning of Myrtle ‘of the myrtle plant’ ...
Origin:Greek botanical name
886
Mamie Mamie is a name given primarily to girls. It...
Origin:Diminutive of Mary or Margaret
1595
Sylvia

Meaning: from the forest

Origin:Latin
276