Our Favorite Old-Fashioned Baby Names
Old-fashioned baby names are like that great vintage dress—they are eternally cool and never go out of style. Many parents love classic girl and boy names because they remind of us a simpler, more innocent time. From Clayton and Wilson to Josephine and Lillian, check out our favorite old-fashioned baby names.
Old-Fashioned Baby Girl Names
Old-fashioned names are feminine and beautiful. In the 1880s, the most popular baby girl names were Mary, Anna, Emma, Elizabeth and Margaret. These vintage names would be wonderful choices for today, as well.
Check out more of our favorite old-fashioned girl names:
Rose
Pearl
Hattie
Edith
Mabel
Helen
Maude
Minnie
Alice
Clara
Gertrude
Nettie
Ida
Florence
Penelope
Gemma
Opal
Sadie
Dorothy
Geraldine
Old-Fashioned Baby Boy Names
These classic baby boy names have an effortlessly cool sound to them. In the 1880s, the most popular boy names were John, William, James, George and Charles. Check out more of our favorite retro baby names:
Wallace
Owen
Max
Nicholas
Edward
Jack
Everett
Russell
Gus
Otis
Levi
Sebastian
Wilson
Albert
Curtis
Cecil
Eli
Wiley
Henry
Flynn
Arlo
Samuel
Classic Baby Names From Novels
Flip through the pages of your favorite classic novels for more baby name inspiration. The Great Gatsby, for example, gives us the great retro names of Daisy, Myrtle, Meyer—and even the name Gatsby. More great examples include Holden from The Catcher in the Rye, Atticus from To Kill a Mockingbird, Lily from The House of Mirth and Shakespeare's Ophelia.
Jane Austen novels offer an amazing selection of old-fashioned baby names with an English charm to them, including Georgiana, Harriet, Augusta and Louisa for girls or Bertram, Wentworth, Bingley and Knightley for boys.
If you are searching for a classic name that will never go out of style, these great old-fashioned baby names might be just what you are looking for.
