75 Vintage Baby Girl Names Your Old Fashioned Soul Will Love

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.

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I love the name Cora. Thanks Courtney!

We used Grace and Rose as my girls’ middle names! Love that so many of these names are making a comeback!

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Me too!

I love all the vintage names like Evelyn, Olive and Winnie these are adorable and kids can grown into them too.

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Exactly!

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!

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Right there with you, girl! Two boys over here!

This is such a cute list of names.Adel and Dixie are my favorites!

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I am obsessed with the name Adel. Love it!

We love the vintage names all making a great comeback. We have an Olive.

Heather says:

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So pretty! I love vintage names so much.

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)