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Old-Fashioned Baby Names

Baby names tend to follow hundred-year cycles of popularity. The old-fashioned names here were last popular a century ago. Some of these names, such as Emma and Henry, were recently considered to be vintage names, but are now so popular among babies that they’ve shed any lingering dustiness.

Along with Emma and Henry, other old-fashioned baby names in the US Top 500 include Abraham, Arthur, Edith, Frederick, Josephine, Olive, Philip, Rosemary, and Walter. Other old-fashioned names that are up-and-coming include Amos, Ida, Lucinda, and Ralph.

Vintage baby names are always a popular category among parents, but the names in this category shift over the years. Some of the old-fashioned boy names and old-fashioned girl names recommended for your consideration today include:

Aurelia

Meaning: the golden one

Origin:Latin
3
Cecilia

Meaning: blind

Origin:Feminine form of Cecil, Latin
51
Priscilla

Meaning: ancient

Origin:Latin, diminutive of Prisca
349
Antonia

Meaning: from Antium

Origin:Latin
697
Eloise

Meaning: healthy; wide

Origin:French and English variation of Heloise
5
Ophelia

Meaning: help

Origin:Greek
9
Mabel

Meaning: lovable

Origin:Diminutive of Amabel, Latin
40
Ruby

Meaning: deep red precious stone

Origin:Latin
48
Maisie

Meaning: pearl or bitter

Origin:Scottish diminutive of Margaret or Mary
32
Winnie

Meaning: holy peacemaking, gentle friend

Origin:English diminutive of Winifred
159
Nell

Meaning: bright, shining one

Origin:English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et al
266
Emmeline

Meaning: work

Origin:Old French form of archaic German Amal
140
Lavinia The name Lavinia is of Latin origin. The mea...
Origin:Latin, from ancient place name Lavinium
185
Arabella

Meaning: yielding to prayer

Origin:Latin
38
Isabel

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Spanish variation of Elizabeth
222
Annabel

Meaning: loving

Origin:Scottish variation of Amabel
746
Ottilie

Meaning: prosperous in battle

Origin:German, French
34
Imogen

Meaning: maiden

Origin:Celtic
42
Elsie

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth via its Scottish variation, Elspeth
67
Flora

Meaning: flower

Origin:Latin
69