Vintage Girl Names

Names that were everywhere a century ago and then were not. The reliable pattern is the hundred-year rule: a name usually has to feel like a great-grandparent rather than a grandparent before it can come back, because the generation in between still hears it as merely old.

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14,427 names, most popular first in the United States

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Bonnie Bonnie is a girl's name of Scots origin meaning "pretty" or "fine."
Scottish #396 in US
Lauren Lauren is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "laurel," which became a women's name because a film studio invented one.
English #401 in US
Holly Holly is a girl's name of Old English origin taken from the tree, from holegn.
English #416 in US
Dorothy Dorothy is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "gift of God."
Greek #421 in US
Willa Willa is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute" or "will".
Germanic #422 in US
Opal Opal means the gem, and it is the only major stone whose name may come from Sanskrit — upala, a precious stone, reaching Greek and Latin through the trade routes rather than from a European root.
English #423 in US
Marceline Marceline is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "of Mars".
Latin #425 in US
Leona Leona means lioness, and it is reviving across six markets — the United States 429th, France 556th, Scotland 631st, Ireland 705th and England and Wales 716th, all within 290 places.
Latin #429 in US
Alma Alma is a girl's name with several competing origins: "nourishing" in Latin, "soul" in Spanish, and "young woman" in Hebrew.
Latin #450 in US
Clementine Clementine is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "merciful."
Latin #457 in US
Alicia Alicia is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," a Latinate form of Alice.
Germanic #460 in US
Winnie Winnie is a girl's name of Welsh origin meaning "blessed reconciliation."
Welsh #475 in US
Maxine Maxine is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "greatest," a feminine form of Maximus.
French #496 in US
Edith Edith is a girl's name of Old English origin meaning "prosperous in war."
English #499 in US
Beatrice Beatrice is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "she who brings happiness."
Latin #508 in US
Faye Faye is a girl's name of Old French origin meaning "fairy," from a word that traces back to the Fates of Roman religion.
English #514 in US
Louise Louise is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior," the French feminine form of Louis.
French #515 in US
Clover Clover is a girl's name taken from the meadow plant, from the Old English clāfre.
English #517 in US
Amber Amber is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "ambergris."
Arabic #521 in US
Kate Kate is a girl's name of Greek origin, a short form of Katherine whose meaning has never been established.
English #522 in US
Virginia Virginia is a girl's name from a Roman family name, and the American state was named before the name became common in America — both honoring Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen.
Latin #525 in US
Lottie Lottie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "free man."
Germanic #527 in US
Nellie Nellie is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning "shining light."
Greek #533 in US
Margo Margo is a girl's name meaning "pearl."
French, Greek #559 in US
Mavis Mavis is a girl's name from the old word for the song thrush, from French mauvis.
French, English #560 in US
Della Della has no single parent — it shortens Adela, Delia and Adelaide alike, and it is reviving, at 563rd in the United States and 1,010th in Scotland.
English #563 in US
Cleo Cleo is a name of Greek origin meaning "glory" or "fame."
Greek #577 in US
Flora Flora is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "flower," the Roman goddess whose festival was among the least decorous in the calendar.
Latin #607 in US
Irene Irene is a girl's name from the Greek word for peace, and the name of the goddess who personified it.
Greek #651 in US
Gloria Gloria is a girl's name that is simply the Latin word for glory, taken unchanged.
Latin #654 in US
Eileen Eileen is a girl's name anglicizing the Irish Eibhlín, and its meaning is unsettled — it may render Helen, or Evelyn, or a native Irish name.
Irish #656 in US
Birdie Birdie is a girl's name meaning "little bird," formed from the English word bird with the affectionate ending -ie.
English #671 in US
Lillie Lillie is a girl's name from the flower, which has stood for purity in Christian art for so long that the association predates the name.
English #676 in US
Billie Billie is a name of Germanic origin meaning "resolute protector."
Germanic #693 in US
Louisa Louisa is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "famous warrior," a Latinate form of Louise.
Germanic #694 in US
Romy Romy is a girl's name of Latin origin, a pet form of Rosemarie or Rosemary.
Latin #697 in US
Emmie Emmie is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "whole" or "universal."
Germanic #698 in US
Martha Martha is a girl's name of Aramaic origin meaning "lady" or "mistress of the house."
Aramaic #712 in US
Penny Penny is a girl's name of Greek origin, a diminutive of Penelope, whose own name is bound up with a duck.
English #740 in US
Adèle Adèle is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "noble," from the element adal.
French #753 in US
Marilyn Marilyn is a girl's name usually read as a blend of Mary and Lyn.
English #760 in US
Pearl Pearl is a girl's name taken from the gem, and it charts in all seven markets.
English #777 in US
Judith Judith is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "woman of Judea," borne by the heroine who beheads Holofernes in the deuterocanonical book named for her.
Hebrew #789 in US
Tara Tara is a girl's name from the hill in County Meath where the High Kings were inaugurated, and its meaning is a place of assembly.
Irish #844 in US
Mercy Mercy is a girl's name from the English virtue word, adopted by Puritans in the seventeenth century.
Latin, English #862 in US
Tilly Tilly is a girl's name of Germanic origin meaning "mighty in battle."
Germanic #886 in US
Violette Violette is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "violet," and in France it belongs to an agent executed at Ravensbrück at twenty-three.
French #894 in US
Linda Linda is a girl's name usually read as beautiful in Spanish or as a Germanic element meaning soft or tender.
Spanish #902 in US

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