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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:

Roscoe

Meaning: deer forest

Origin:Norse
588
Josiah

Meaning: God supports, heals

Origin:Hebrew
210
Amos

Meaning: carried by God

Origin:Hebrew
304
Chester

Meaning: fortress, walled town,

Origin:Latin
198
Wilbur

Meaning: resolute, brilliant

Origin:German
209
Leonard

Meaning: brave lion

Origin:German
490
Leopold

Meaning: brave people

Origin:German
639
Bernard

Meaning: strong, brave as a bear

Origin:German
642
Edgar

Meaning: wealthy spearman

Origin:English
444
Victor

Meaning: conqueror

Origin:Latin
190
Constantine

Meaning: steadfast

Origin:Latin
624
Lawrence

Meaning: from Laurentium or bay laurel

Origin:Latin
164
Abraham

Meaning: father of multitudes

Origin:Hebrew
621
Eli

Meaning: ascended, uplifted, high

Origin:Hebrew
236
Homer

Meaning: security, pledge

Origin:Greek
1479
Benedict

Meaning: blessed

Origin:Latin
410
Jebediah

Meaning: beloved friend

Origin:Hebrew
1021
Albert

Meaning: noble, bright

Origin:German
218
Virgil

Meaning: staff bearer

Origin:Latin
780
Clarence

Meaning: bright

Origin:Latin
842