I love a good vintage name, don't you? These vintage baby girl names are the sweetest old fashioned names out there and you know what's even better? Their meanings.
I think that parents knew what was up when it came to naming their kids back in the day. Most of these names sound sweet and feminine but their meanings are strong and bold. I absolutely love it!
You'll notice that the meanings of many of these vintage baby names have the same theme. Name meanings such as “noble”, “power”, “strength”, and “ruler” are common trends with these sweet, old fashioned baby girl names.
Vintage Baby Girl Names
Here I have listed 75 of my favorite vintage baby girl names and their meanings. I hope you love them as much as I do!
1. Adel
Meaning “noble”
2. Alice
Meaning “of the nobility”
3. Annie
Meaning “grace”
4. Audrey
Meaning “noble and strength”
5. Betty
Meaning “pledged to God”
6. Beverly
Meaning “Meadow”
7. Birdie
Meaning “bright, famous” or “little bird”
8. Bridget
Meaning “power, strength, vigor, virtue”.
9. Bonnie
Meaning “pretty, charming, beautiful”.
10. Caroline
Meaning “strong”.
11. Clara
Meaning “clear, bright, famous”.
12. Clementine
Meaning “mild or merciful”
13. Cleo
Meaning “fame” or “glory”.
14. Connie
Meaning “steadfastness”.
15. Constance
Meaning “constant”.
16. Cora
Meaning “maiden”.
17. Daisy
Meaning “Day's eye”.
18. Daphne
Meaning “Bay tree”.
19. Darla
Meaning “Darling”.
20. Delia
Meaning “born on the island of Delos”.
21. Delilah
Meaning “lovelorn” or “seductive”.
22. Dixie
Meaning “tenth”.
23. Dorothy
Meaning” Gift of God”.
24. Effie
Meaning “pleasant speech”.
25. Elaine
Meaning “sun ray or shining light”.
26. Emily
Meaning “industrious” or “striving”.
27. Emma
Meaning “whole”.
28. Etta
Meaning “Keeper of the hearth” or “Rules her household”.
29. Evelyn
Meaning “wished for child”.
30. Fannie
Meaning “free”.
31. Fay
Meaning “loyalty” or “trust”.
32. Flora
Meaning “flower”.
33. Gayle
Meaning “my father is joy”.
34. Goldie
Meaning “Gold”.
35. Grace
Meaning “kindness, mercy, or favor”.
36. Greta
Meaning “pearl”.
37. Gwen
Meaning “blessed” or “holy”.
38. Gwendolyn
Meaning “fair” or “blessed”.
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39. Harriet
Meaning “estate ruler”.
40. Hattie
Meaning “ruler of the home”.
41. Hazel
Meaning “the hazelnut tree”.
42. Heidi
Meaning “of noble birth”.
43. Iris
Meaning “rainbow”.
44. Ivy
Represents fidelity.
45. Jewel
Meaning “precious”.
46. Josephine
Meaning “Jehovah increases”.
47. June
Meaning “Young”.
48. Lola
Meaning “lady of sorrows”.
49. Mabel
Meaning “beautiful, loving”.
50. Madeline
Meaning “high tower”.
51. Marilyn
Meaning “rebellion”.
52. Maxine
Meaning “greatest”.
53. Minnie
Meaning “of the mind, intellect”.
54. Mona
Meaning “noble good”.
55. Nellie
Meaning “shining light” or “most beautiful woman”.
56. Nina
Meaning “fire” or “little girl”.
57. Olive
Meaning “olive tree”.
58. Opal
Meaning “gem”.
59. Pearl
Meaning “precious”.
60. Penelope
Meaning “weaver”.
61. Phoebe
Meaning “bright”.
62. Polly
Meaning “little” or “humble”.
63. Priscilla
Meaning “classical”.
64. Quinn
Meaning “wisdom, reason, and intelligence”.
65. Rose
Meaning “a flower”.
66. Ruby
Meaning “deep red precious stone”.
67. Ruth
Meaning “companion” or “friend”.
68. Scarlett
Meaning “bright red”.
69. Shirley
Meaning “bright wood” or “bright meadow”.
70. Sophie
Meaning “wisdom, insight, intelligence”.
71. Tillie (Matilda)
Meaning “Glorious in battle”.
72. Vera
Meaning “faith” or “truth”.
73. Vivian
Meaning “life”.
74. Violet
Meaning “purple”.
75. Winnie
Meaning “fair one”.
Old Fashioned Baby Girl Names
So, what do you think? Are these vintage baby girl names perfect for your sweet little girl on the way? I sure hope so. And I hope that her name fits her beautiful personality perfectly.
I know you'll choose the right name for your little one. I just hope that I can help even just a little bit!
What other vintage baby girl names do you love? Let me know in the comments!
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I named my daughter Cora, and it is so perfectly fitting for her. I absolutely love it. 🙂 Good suggestions.
We used Grace and Rose as my girls’ middle names! Love that so many of these names are making a comeback!
I love all the vintage names like Evelyn, Olive and Winnie these are adorable and kids can grown into them too.
I love so many of these names! Going to share your list with my kids, maybe one of my future grandchildren will rock one of these “vintage” names.
Aw I don’t have a little girl, just boys so far but I love the names Emma, Hazel and Evelyn, they are on my someday list!
This is such a cute list of names.Adel and Dixie are my favorites!
We love the vintage names all making a great comeback. We have an Olive.
What a wonderful list of vintage girl names and I love that you included their meanings! I did not name my daughters vintage names (Krisinda, Breianna, and Kayla)
I haven’t heard the name Effie in forever but I absolutely love it! What a fun list of unique names!
As someone who’s up for anything vintage, I find some of the names amazing. Great name list.
My mother wanted to name me Josephine. I love that name. All of these are so cool, u just don’t hear them very often anymore
Your blog is so gorgeous! I love the name Matilda, our friends just named their baby girl that.