I’m an old-fashioned girl in pretty much every aspect of my life, and vintage baby names have long been my favorite. Every time I see one that I love, I add it to my growing list. When I had Caroline, I had SO many names that I wanted to use–I wish I could have given her three middle names! I’m sharing my list of favorite Vintage Baby Girl names with you, and it was so fun to type them out–it made me baby hungry!
Some of these have become more popular over the years, and others still hover below the top 1000. So whether you’re looking for a name that not everyone on the playground will have, or one that’s classic and recognizable, there’s a name on here I bet you’ll love!
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50 FAVORITE VINTAGE BABY GIRL NAMES
Adelaide
Adeline
Amelia
Annie
Audrey
Blythe
Bridget
Caroline
Charlotte
Claire
Clara
Clementine
Constance
Cora
Della
Eleanor
Eliza
Ella
Eloise
Elsie
Emma
Evangeline
Felicity
Frances
Garnet
Grace
Hattie
Hazel
Jane
June
Kate
Lola
Lucy
Mae
Maeve
Margaret
Martha
Matilda
Maude
Meg
Mercy
Meredith
Millie
Nora
Olivia
Pearl
Penelope
Rose
Ruby
Sadie
Violet
If you have a vintage baby girl name that you love and that isn’t on the list, please leave it in the comments–I’d love to see it.
And don’t forget to check out the list of 50+ Favorite Vintage Baby Boy Names!
Amber says
We love ‘vintage’ names, too. Our oldest is named Eloise and our youngest is Margot. Evelyn and Genevieve were also contenders.
Simply Kierste says
Oh, I love Margot! Evelyn and Genevieve are also gorgeous names…thank you for adding them to the list!!
Angela says
We named our baby girl Ruth. And everyone we tell it to just gushes how they love it.
Simply Kierste says
Such a darling name–thank you for adding it to the list!
Darcy says
We have a ruthann, but we call her by her middle name- marie.
Simply Kierste says
So cute! What made you decide to call her by her middle name?
Courtney says
You have Emma, but not Emilie. My daughter is named after her great-great grandmother who was named after her father, Emil.
Simply Kierste says
Thank you for adding Emilie to the list—it’s a beautiful name, and I like the spelling. And I love that she’s named after family!
Rachel says
Josephine
Simply Kierste says
Love it!
Cristin Vosburgh says
My daughter is named Helen Rosaleen, after 2 of her great grandmothers!
Simply Kierste says
Beautiful name!! I’ve loved giving my children a little piece of their ancestry as well.
Lisa says
My Daughters are named Violet and Vivian. I love the old fashioned feel of them, and knowing that not many children have these names. :)
Simply Kierste says
How darling!! I love them together too–so cute!!
paulie says
how about vanessa, sophia, isabella , lilliana, and rebecca
Simply Kierste says
Yes!! Love those!!
Mary Jean Blythe says
There are so many lovely old names! You have one of my aunts names, Pearl. Opal and Jean are a couple of lovely names not on your list!
Simply Kierste says
Those are all beautiful names…thank you so much for listing them!!!
Donna says
Interestingly, so many of those names are so popular right now!
If I had another daughter, I would have named her Mary-Jane.
Another name that is cool is Felicia( name of a friend growing up).
Simply Kierste says
I love all of those names!!!
Donna says
Oh and, Josephine ( Josie)
Cindy Brooks says
My sister’s name is Eloise Clara! She hates it and has always gone by “Corki” which is a nickname she picked up from a family friend as a toddler. I’ve told her that her name is back in style, but she thinks I’m crazy :)
Simply Kierste says
YES! Her name is definitely totally in style!! I’m totally with you. :)
Cara says
I love vintage…and was excited to see that most of my girls made your list! :) We have a Meg (Meghann), Em, Claire, Annie and Josie. Yes….5 special girls….of course no drama ever over here! Thanks for your blog….best wishes on your house building. It’s been very fun to watch. We did it four times, loved it…but now want to stay put!
Simply Kierste says
Five girls!! Definitely special and SO fun, I’m sure!! Lol about the drama. :) Thanks for reading, for the well wishes, and for following our house journey!! We will definitely want to be here for awhile as well, after all this hard work! :) xoxo
Jodi says
I have and Adeline Margaret and a Priscilla Kendrick. As you can tell, I love old fashioned names as well!
Simply Kierste says
SO cute! Priscilla is one I didn’t have on the list, so thank you for adding it!!
Jamie E. says
Our now 23-yo daughter is named Sophia Pearl, after her maternal great-grandmother and paternal grandmother, respectively. We love the old-fashioned sound it has. Fortunately, she likes her name too.
Simply Kierste says
I just love that name, and it’s even more special since she’s named after her grandmothers!
Katie says
We have Louisa Leigh, Eleanor Grace and Annabelle Marie. I’ve always loved Hannah and Rebekah, as well!
Simply Kierste says
Love love all those names!!
Amber says
I love vintage names, our youngest little girl is Clara :)
Simply Kierste says
SUCH a cute name!!
Laura says
One of our favourites on our list at the moment is Florence! Hubby totally has his heart set on it! I prefer Matilda so no matter what she will have a vintage name ?
Simply Kierste says
Both adorable names! I have a friend with a Matilda and they call her Tilly. SO darling.
Cassandra says
Estella, Poppy, Lucie, Gwen, Eden, Hope
Simply Kierste says
Yes, LOVE all of those!! I really like Poppy, but my hubby turned me down. Too bad I can’t name them all by myself, lol.
christine@idigpinterest.com says
I have a Jane. I love the classic, pretty names like these!
Simply Kierste says
Me too–they’re my favorite!!! My sister has a Jane–she beat me to it. :)
Anna Gray says
My middle name came from my grandmother and I gave it to my daughter too. It’s a classic but still rare. “Aurelia”
Simply Kierste says
Definitely rare, classic, and gorgeous!
Kelsey says
My oldest daughter is Grier (Greer) and my baby is simply, Olive. I love old fashioned and seldom heard names.
Simply Kierste says
Oh, I love both of those names!! Adorable!
Valerie says
Ruth, it was my Grandmothers name , her full name was Ruth Darlene
Valerie says
Ruth Darlene
Simply Kierste says
So pretty!!
Carol says
I love Julia, our new baby granddaughter’s name.
Simply Kierste says
That is beautiful!!
Elaine says
We have a EmmaLee Kate (named after a grandmother) a Kingston Lee (named after her great grandfather) and a Zadie Grace (named after her great great grandmother) as you can tell we love family names!
Simply Kierste says
Such great names!! Family names are the best!
Sheila says
Ethel
Simply Kierste says
So cute!!
Jasmin Fortune says
My daughter’s name is Ophelia Lavender and we call her Ella. I think Ophelia and Lavender are vintage. And my next baby if it’s a girl will be Eleanora Belle which I believe are vintage as well as Rosemary, Fiona, and Odette.
Simply Kierste says
What darling, darling names! I love them all!
Gena says
I adore classic names too and searched the SS index for the 40s & 50s for our names, which are both on your list–Amelia Jane & Annie Layne. ? I love that they’re not made up names but also not too trendy. And that they each have awesomely pioneering women with the same names (I’m a history teacher).
Oh and I see Millie on your list–I thought it was mostly used as a nickname for Amelia. Do you know if it was commonly used on its own? Just curious. ?
Simply Kierste says
Love both of those names so much! And I too appreciate their pioneering roots. When I was doing my searching, I didn’t come across Millie by itself too often, but I’ve loved it ever since I was small, and watched Thoroughly Modern Millie. :)
Adie says
I believe Millie was usually short for Millicent.
Beth says
Yes!! My daughter is Millicent and we call her Millie ☺
Sharon King says
McKenna
Valerie says
I have a McKenna! It’s actually Taylor-McKenna, and yes, we call her by her full name. I also have a Sunshine, Krystal, and Kennedy. My boy is Taylor as well, but he has his dad’s last name and the girl Taylor-McKenna has my last name.
My sister has Tina,Teri, and Eric. It was fun reading this!
Simply Kierste says
Thank you so much for sharing–love all those names!
Betsy says
My name is Betsy! Can’t get more vintage than sharing a name with the sewer of the American flag!
Simply Kierste says
That’s true!! I love the name Betsy!
Beth says
My daughter is Amelia and I’ve loved it! Her daughter is Naomi Jane, which is vintage and my other granddaughter is Ophelia which I also love
Simply Kierste says
The cutest names!! Love them all!
Sheri says
I have a good friend that is very vintage right down to the way she dresses and she named her girls Ava, Mabel, Mary and Jane…love them! My mom’s name is Nola and I’ve always loved that one too!
Simply Kierste says
Oh my goodness, that is too cute! I love every single one of those names!
Arlene says
Named my daughter Nettie Elizabeth after two of her grandmothers.
Simply Kierste says
I love that!
Harrison says
Our daughter’s name is hooper from her great grandma.
Harrison says
Our daughter’s name is hoper after her great grandma.
Biene says
In Germany its also trendy to give vintage names. A few years ago many kids get an english name.
My daughters name is Melissa. Its no big trendy name and in Germany on place 80 of popular names. But I find the name very cute. I don´t really know, if it´s a vintage name?!
Simply Kierste says
I think it’s an 80’s vintage name! :) Usually when I think of vintage I’m thinking 1940’s or earlier, but I suppose everyone has their own thoughts about it. Melissa is a super cute name!
Tara says
My daughter’s name is Emmaline!
Tara says
My Daughter’s name is Emmaline after her great great grandmother
Simply Kierste says
I love the name Emmaline!! So cute!
Darcy says
We have a Ruthann Marie (goes by Marie), Vincent Gabriel, Sophie Renee, and David Randall. I love classic names that arent impossible to spell.
Simply Kierste says
I love them too!!
Janet says
Jeannette…my grandmothers name. Her sisters were Mary, Grace, Ethel, Martha and Lulubelle.?
Simply Kierste says
I love them! And I think Lulubelle is so cute. :)
Candy Bennett says
I luv all of these. I think Lillian should have a spot. I named my baby this after my great grandmother.
Di says
My nieces names are Emma Rose and Charlotte Noel, my girls are Kristina Marie and Erin Kathleen! All of the girls were named after great grandmothers and grandmothers. I loved all these names. Di
Simply Kierste says
Those are all beautiful names!! Love them!!
Jessica says
I have a Scarlett Charley. I love Mabel too, I just couldn’t convince her dad to go for it lol.
Simply Kierste says
I love the name Scarlett, and her middle name is darling! I tried Mabel too, lol, didn’t work!
Desiree says
We named our daughter Thea Isabelle. I love Audrey on your list but I know my husband won’t go for it :-(. He likes Lexi instead, which I don’t mind :-)
Simply Kierste says
I love both of those!! Deciding on names together can be so hard—there are several names I just loved that my hubby vetoed. But I guess I did the same to him. :)
Lori Altenbern says
My granddaughters are Franchesca, we call her Frannie. Then we have Bennett, we call her Benne. On the way we have Abilene, we plan to call her Abby.
Simply Kierste says
Oh my goodness, I adore all of those!!! SO cute!
Sarah cannon says
Scarlett
Kinslee
Codi says
My daughter is Sadie Amelia. She’s 10 so it really wasn’t a trendy name then. She’s named after my ancestor Sadie Nell.
Simply Kierste says
Being named after family/ancestors is the best! Love!
Sky says
We are naming our first daughter Felicity! If we ever have a second she’ll be Amelia.
Simply Kierste says
LOVE Felicity!!
Jessica says
My not quite 2 year old daughter is Marion Elaine. She is named Marion after my grandfather who was named after his mother. My other great grandmother was also named Marion. Her middle name, Elaine is for her grandmother and also both of her great grandmother’s on her father’s side.
Simply Kierste says
The name Marion is just beautiful. You don’t hear it often, which makes me love it even more!
Jennifer says
My Daughters name is Stephanie Nicollette after my grandmother. If I have another girl I will name her Harlow Scarlett. I love vintage names!
Simply Kierste says
Love that, Jennifer!!
Jenn says
My daughters are Edith “Edie” Brooke, and Quinn Elizabeth.
Simply Kierste says
Oh, I love Edie and Quinn!! SUPER cute!
Britt Evans says
Oh my goodness, I could talk baby names for daaaayyyyys! And especially girl names – so many adorable options! I love so many of the names on your list!! Lucy, Violet, Eleanor, Eloise, Hazel, Hattie – I DIE! Two of our nieces are Greta and Mable – LOVE! I also love the name Leisl. So pretty! Yesterday I discovered the name Avigail for the first time and I just love it! Girl names are just too fun. :)
Simply Kierste says
Oh my gosh, I feel the same way! It makes me wish I had 25 girls, just so I could use all my favorite names! :)
Britt Evans says
YES! I tell my husband that all the time! We need to have at least ten daughters to use all my favorite girl names. :)
Angela says
I don’t have a girl but love the name Sylvia. It is also a family name.
Simply Kierste says
It’s a beautiful name!
Manndi says
Love this! Such gorgeous names. My sisters and I obviously share a love for vintage, as our girls are Nora, Mia, Elizabeth, and Evelyn. Our short list for more girls has family names like Elaine, Hattie, Helen, and Sophie. Can’t wait for your boys list!!
Simply Kierste says
I love every single one of those names!! Beautiful!
Danni says
Love vintage. I had a Great-great Aunt Rosine ( Rose-een). Loved her name, but I had boys. My sisters are Josephine & Dorathea and I’m Danniela (Dah-niela) German pronunciation.
Simply Kierste says
Such wonderful names!!
Sophie Hamilton says
I already have a Sadie and a Violet!
Maria says
Th ancient Russian name is Liubava)
Kristen says
If we had one more girl she would have been called Virginia Arlene :)
Tanya says
My grandmother’s name was Ann Elizabeth, but she went by Annie. I think her name is so beautiful. I named my daughter Kaystin Elizabeth.
Colette says
I have nieces named Shirley Ann, Donna Theresa, and Hazel Mae Elaine
Debra says
Marlene named after my grandmother
Old Salt Farm says
So beautiful!