Vintage Girl Names

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Vintage girl names feel gracious and gentle, with a charm that recalls lace, letters and family portraits. Many were common in earlier generations and are now being rediscovered by parents who want a name with depth and history.

Several of these names have long literary and religious roots. Helen comes from Greek legend, Beatrice is closely tied to the Divine Comedy, and Edith, Irene and Dorothy carry meanings such as prosperity, peace and gift of God. Frances, Cecelia and Virginia have an elegant, old-world feel, while Marie and Rosa show the influence of French and Spanish naming traditions.

Some names have a softer, homespun quality. Hattie, Lillie and Mae were often used as nicknames or middle names before becoming full given names, and they bring a cozy warmth. Alma, which means nourishing in Latin and soul in Spanish, and Leona, which is linked to the lion, offer short but strong choices. A vintage name can honor a grandmother or great-aunt, or simply give your daughter a name that feels timeless. Many of these names come with traditional nicknames, so consider whether you like the short forms as well. Also check how the name sounds with your surname, since vintage names often pair well with modern middle names.

Most popular right now

Helen Girl
HEH-luhn
“uncertain; often linked to 'torch' or 'light'” · Greek
#462
Frances Girl
FRAN-sihs
“Frenchman, Frankish” · Latin
#318
Virginia Girl
vur-JIHN-yuh
“from the Roman name Verginius” · Latin
#526
Lillie Girl
LIH-lee
“lily flower” · English
#676
Hattie Girl
HAT-ee
“home ruler; pet form of Harriet” · English
#334
Rosa Girl
ROH-zuh
“rose” · Latin
#653
Edith Girl
EE-dith
“prosperous in war” · Old English
#499
Marie Girl
muh-REE
“uncertain; French form of Mary” · French
#618
Cecelia Girl
suh-SEEL-yuh
“from a Roman family name” · Latin
#529
Alma Girl
AHL-muh
“nourishing, kind; soul (Spanish)” · Latin
#449

Top 300 of 774 names

Sorted by current popularity. US rank uses 2025 data for the name's most common sex; the trend compares births with five years earlier. Tap a column heading to re-sort.

Name Meaning Origin US rank 2025 5-yr trend
Helen uncertain; often linked to 'torch' or 'light' Greek 462 ↓ -7%
Frances Frenchman, Frankish Latin 318 ↑ +29%
Virginia from the Roman name Verginius Latin 526 ↑ +13%
Lillie lily flower English 676 ↑ +8%
Hattie home ruler; pet form of Harriet English 334 ↑ +27%
Rosa rose Latin 653 → -4%
Edith prosperous in war Old English 499 ↓ -8%
Marie uncertain; French form of Mary French 618 → +0%
Cecelia from a Roman family name Latin 529 ↑ +11%
Alma nourishing, kind; soul (Spanish) Latin 449 ↑ +32%
Beatrice she who brings happiness; blessed Latin 508 ↑ +8%
Irene peace Greek 651 ↓ -6%
Dorothy gift of God Greek 421 ↑ +32%
Leona lion Latin 429 ↑ +14%
Mae form of May English 501 ↑ +16%
Pearl pearl English 777 → -0%
Celia possibly heavenly Latin 774 → +2%
Estella star Latin 509 ↑ +55%
Adele noble French 751 ↑ +5%
Opal opal, the gemstone Sanskrit 423 ↑ +66%
Mollie pet form of Mary English 1,116 ↓ -5%
Maxine greatest English 497 ↑ +61%
Louise famous warrior French 516 ↑ +39%
Estelle star French 573 ↑ +54%
Jewel jewel, precious stone English 1,514 ↓ -43%
Florence blossoming, flourishing Latin 391 ↑ +123%
Mattie pet form of Martha or Matilda English 1,005 → +3%
Angeline little angel, messenger French 1,570 ↓ -17%
Della short form of Adela; noble Germanic 563 ↑ +88%
Nellie short form of Eleanor or Helen English 533 ↑ +74%
Ramona wise protector Spanish 733 ↑ +11%
Mavis song thrush English 561 ↑ +65%
Flora flower Latin 607 ↑ +73%
Ila earth Sanskrit 718 ↑ +25%
Belle beautiful French 1,013 → -3%
Cleo glory of the father Greek 577 ↑ +70%
Marjorie pearl English 1,019 ↑ +17%
Marcella of Mars; from Marcellus Latin 948 ↑ +12%
Addie short form of Adelaide or Addison English 1,272 ↑ +5%
Marian uncertain; medieval form of Mary English 1,103 ↑ +32%
Etta short for Henrietta and similar names English 930 → +1%
Luella blend of Lou and Ella English 780 ↑ +33%
Lenora form of Eleanor, origin uncertain English 539 ↑ +157%
Viola violet Latin 1,015 ↑ +14%
Goldie gold English 621 ↑ +91%
Agnes chaste, holy Greek 1,016 ↑ +35%
Ruthie pet form of Ruth; possibly friend English 781 ↑ +92%
Geneva from the Swiss city English 1,657 ↓ -18%
Ida work, labor Germanic 1,120 ↑ +6%
Harriet home ruler English 1,073 → -2%
Carmella form of Carmela, from Mount Carmel Italian 1,285 ↑ +10%
Lottie pet form of Charlotte; free man English 528 ↑ +319%
Petra rock Greek 1,372 ↓ -8%
Lorraine from the French region of Lorraine French 1,044 ↑ +52%
Elinor uncertain; form of Eleanor English 1,502 → -1%
Winifred blessed reconciliation; friend of peace Welsh 923 ↑ +28%
Lela — English 2,374 ↓ -30%
Eunice good victory Greek 2,362 ↓ -26%
Carmela garden, orchard; from Mount Carmel Italian 1,219 ↑ +35%
Ester star Persian 1,574 ↑ +8%
May the month of May; pet form of Mary English 1,233 ↑ +54%
Magdalene woman of Magdala Hebrew 1,345 ↑ +47%
Zella — — 1,746 ↓ -6%
Lois — Greek 1,670 ↑ +17%
Eris strife Greek 1,623 ↑ +17%
Edna pleasure, delight Hebrew 2,463 ↓ -18%
Juanita God is gracious Spanish 2,794 ↓ -19%
Leora light for me Hebrew 1,356 ↑ +50%
Millicent strong in work Germanic 1,900 → +4%
Lula pet form of Louise or Tallulah English 1,937 ↓ -14%
Wilhelmina resolute protector German 1,517 ↑ +31%
Dora gift Greek 2,388 → +3%
Doris Dorian woman Greek 2,909 ↓ -22%
Fern fern plant English 1,220 ↑ +38%
Iva willow Slavic 1,740 ↑ +12%
Odessa from the Ukrainian city Odessa Greek 1,197 ↑ +47%
Georgiana feminine of George, farmer English 1,418 ↑ +52%
Susie lily; pet form of Susan English 1,922 ↑ +15%
Gladys Welsh Gwladys; meaning uncertain Welsh 3,224 ↓ -37%
Mildred gentle strength Old English 1,973 → +2%
Inez Spanish form of Agnes, pure Spanish 1,400 ↑ +73%
Eleanore variant of Eleanor English 1,398 ↑ +46%
Selma — Scandinavian 2,810 ↓ -26%
Tillie pet form of Matilda, mighty in battle English 1,269 ↑ +58%
Hellen variant of Helen Greek 1,800 ↑ +37%
Sybil prophetess Greek 1,426 ↑ +50%
Antoinette feminine form of Antoine (Anthony) French 3,002 ↓ -22%
Agatha good Greek 1,703 ↑ +40%
Marguerite French form of Margaret, pearl; daisy French 2,505 → 0%
Neva possibly "snow"; also a Russian river Spanish 3,333 ↓ -31%
Manuela feminine of Manuel, God is with us Spanish 2,573 ↓ -27%
Irma whole, universal Germanic 3,181 ↓ -28%
Jennie pet form of Jennifer or Jane English 2,309 ↑ +34%
Olga holy, blessed Russian 3,201 ↓ -7%
Nell short form of Eleanor, Helen or Ellen English 1,628 ↑ +62%
Georgie diminutive of Georgia: farmer English 1,361 ↑ +100%
Lizzie pet form of Elizabeth, God is my oath English 2,145 ↑ +32%
Ofelia Spanish form of Ophelia, help Spanish 2,148 → +2%
Adella variant of Adela: noble Germanic 2,608 → -4%
Philomena loved, beloved (Greek) Greek 1,920 ↑ +17%
Pauline French feminine of Paul, small French 2,986 ↑ +6%
Elvira uncertain; possibly Visigothic, true or foreign Spanish 1,715 ↑ +78%
Corrine variant of Corinne: maiden French 3,845 ↑ +6%
Bernice bringer of victory Greek 4,082 ↓ -17%
Lavinia from the Latin town Lavinium; uncertain Latin 2,290 ↑ +33%
Reva rain; also a name of the Narmada Hindi 1,986 ↑ +120%
Nella short form of names ending in -nella Italian 2,852 ↓ -9%
Effie diminutive of Euphemia, well spoken Greek 2,245 ↑ +32%
Henrietta feminine of Henry, home ruler English 2,666 ↓ -10%
Lulu pearl; also diminutive of Louise Arabic 3,194 ↓ -15%
Bethel house of God Hebrew 3,406 ↓ -17%
Alyce variant of Alice, noble English 3,834 ↓ -26%
Iona from the Scottish island of Iona Scottish 2,667 ↑ +25%
Francisca feminine of Francis, Frenchman Spanish 2,969 ↑ +24%
Minnie diminutive of Wilhelmina or Mary English 3,060 ↓ -24%
Hilda battle Germanic 3,007 ↑ +22%
Leonora form of Eleanor, of uncertain meaning Italian 1,772 ↑ +78%
Lenore form of Eleanor, of uncertain meaning English 1,971 ↑ +139%
Roxie diminutive of Roxanne, dawn Persian 3,960 ↓ -16%
Fannie diminutive of Frances English 3,356 ↓ -32%
Dolly pet form of Dorothy, "gift of God" English 1,781 ↑ +85%
Rosella little rose Italian 2,347 ↑ +22%
Madaline variant of Madeline, "woman from Magdala" Hebrew 6,036 ↑ +5%
Aline short form of Adeline, "noble" French 3,464 → +2%
Ina short form of names ending in -ina Latin 2,627 ↑ +38%
Grayce variant of Grace Latin 7,253 ↓ -48%
Una lamb (Irish) or one (Latin) Irish 3,245 ↓ -21%
Eugenia well-born, noble Greek 2,787 ↑ +20%
Dorothea gift of God Greek 1,782 ↑ +92%
Augusta venerable, majestic Latin 3,215 ↑ +26%
Rhoda rose Greek 3,338 → +2%
Elva variant of Alva or Ailbhe, meaning uncertain Irish 3,665 ↓ -9%
Clarice clear, bright French 3,111 ↑ +49%
Venice from the city of Venice English 5,389 ↓ -31%
Golda gold Yiddish 2,665 ↑ +38%
Jewell jewel, precious stone English 7,651 ↓ -22%
Novella new, short story Italian 2,559 ↑ +47%
Rubie variant of Ruby, red gemstone English 4,051 ↓ -37%
Eulalia sweetly speaking Greek 2,940 → +2%
Imogene variant of Imogen, maiden English 2,521 ↑ +9%
Rosaline medieval form of Rosalind Germanic 2,192 ↑ +85%
Ena variant of Ina or Enya Irish 3,482 ↑ +7%
Bertha bright, famous Germanic 4,569 ↑ +7%
Maida maiden Old English 3,556 → -4%
Helene French form of Helen; possibly torch French 3,602 ↑ +17%
Zenobia often read as life of Zeus Greek 6,541 ↓ -61%
Evelyne French variant of Evelyn French 3,598 ↑ +45%
Lilla Hungarian pet form of Lilian or Lidia Hungarian 5,047 ↑ +37%
Mable variant of Mabel; lovable English 2,450 ↑ +59%
Mathilda mighty in battle Germanic 4,423 → 0%
Lelia from Roman family name Laelius Latin 6,710 ↓ -54%
Frieda peace German 4,012 ↑ +12%
Jeannette French pet form of Jeanne; God is gracious French 5,309 ↓ -14%
Matilde form of Matilda; mighty in battle Italian 4,948 → +4%
Lavina variant of Lavinia; meaning uncertain Latin 2,978 ↑ +107%
Era epoch; in Albanian, "wind" English 2,704 ↑ +52%
Fay fairy English 3,795 ↑ +18%
Cornelia feminine of Cornelius; possibly horn Latin 3,138 ↑ +46%
Essie pet form of Esther or Estelle English 3,306 ↑ +42%
Wilma short form of Wilhelmina; will helmet German 3,705 ↑ +8%
Eveline variant of Evelyn French 4,011 ↑ +24%
Ora light (Hebrew) or pray (Latin) Hebrew 3,760 ↑ +18%
Vita life Latin 4,454 ↓ -14%
Verna springlike Latin 3,513 ↑ +52%
Elma uncertain; Turkish apple or short form Turkish 4,384 ↑ +78%
Lucile French form of Lucilla, "light" French 5,051 ↑ +18%
Queenie little queen English 11,685 ↓ -62%
Genevie variant of Genevieve, meaning uncertain French 5,610 ↓ -15%
Minna pet form of Wilhelmina, "will helmet" German 4,722 ↓ -9%
Maybelle variant of Mabel, "lovable" English 2,849 ↑ +58%
Winnifred variant of Winifred, 'blessed reconciliation' Welsh 2,540 ↑ +35%
Alida variant of Adelaide, "noble" Dutch 4,991 → 0%
Fanny pet form of Frances, "French" English 6,397 ↑ +80%
Marietta Italian pet form of Maria Italian 3,684 → -2%
Annamae combination of Anna and Mae American (modern coinage) 5,256 ↓ -25%
Stephania variant of Stephanie, "crown" Greek 7,851 ↓ -18%
Thelma uncertain, perhaps Greek "will" English 4,745 ↑ +7%
Consuelo consolation Spanish 7,977 ↓ -28%
Ona Lithuanian form of Anna, "grace" Hebrew 5,868 → -4%
Dorcas gazelle Greek 4,002 ↑ +6%
Muriel from Irish Muirgheal, 'bright sea' Irish 4,430 ↑ +60%
Audry variant of Audrey, "noble strength" English — ↓ -100%
Fae fairy; variant of Fay English 3,794 ↑ +34%
Faustina lucky, fortunate Latin 4,104 → -3%
Verena uncertain; possibly Latin 'true' Latin 3,771 ↑ +38%
Alta high Latin 4,267 ↑ +32%
Thora feminine of Thor, 'thunder' Old Norse 6,093 ↓ -56%
Sallie pet form of Sarah, 'princess' Hebrew 4,340 ↑ +74%
Clarabelle blend of Clara and Belle, 'bright, beautiful' Latin 4,281 ↑ +10%
Antonina feminine of Antonius, of uncertain origin Latin 5,110 ↑ +39%
Cecile French form of Cecilia, from Caecilius French 5,592 ↓ -12%
Elenora variant of Eleanor English 3,352 ↑ +28%
Gertrude spear strength Germanic 6,632 ↓ -47%
Enid soul, life Welsh 4,586 → +3%
Rowena uncertain; possibly 'fame and joy' Germanic 4,441 ↓ -37%
Candelaria Candlemas; from Latin 'candle' Spanish 4,789 ↑ +27%
Verona from the Italian city Italian 5,227 ↑ +79%
Mamie pet form of Mary or Margaret English 6,249 ↓ -21%
Rosina Italian diminutive of Rosa, 'rose' Italian 5,874 ↓ -32%
Mathilde mighty in battle French 5,845 ↑ +17%
Magdalen woman from Magdala Hebrew 7,358 → 0%
Ethel noble Old English 4,211 ↑ +31%
Lorenza feminine of Lorenzo, 'from Laurentum' Italian 7,013 ↓ -11%
Alvina feminine of Alvin, elf friend Old English 6,129 ↓ -17%
Filomena beloved Italian 4,485 ↑ +19%
Reba short form of Rebecca Hebrew 10,733 ↓ -55%
Loraine variant of Lorraine French 5,173 ↑ +56%
Erma variant of Irma, whole or universal German 5,292 ↑ +20%
Evaline variant of Evelyn or Eveline English 6,394 ↓ -38%
Vilma form of Wilma, will and protection Germanic 7,861 ↓ -30%
Margie short form of Margaret, pearl Greek 6,730 → 0%
Eda short form of Edith or Edna Old English 5,600 ↑ +10%
Leola feminine of Leo, lion Latin 6,711 ↓ -23%
Maude strength in battle English 3,367 ↑ +171%
Ione violet Greek 7,265 ↓ -25%
Delfina feminine of Delfino, from Delphi or dolphin Spanish 5,131 ↑ +150%
Signe new victory Old Norse 11,789 ↓ -56%
Honora honor Latin 7,263 ↓ -12%
Lovella blend of Love and -ella American (modern coinage) 4,418 ↑ +52%
Lorene variant of Lorraine French 6,715 ↓ -6%
Augustina venerable, majestic Latin 5,118 ↑ +39%
Nelle short form of Eleanor or Helen English 4,325 ↓ -11%
Vella uncertain; possibly Italian surname or short form — 4,977 → -4%
Adelene variant of Adeline, noble French 7,142 → 0%
Lelah variant of Leila, night Arabic 9,825 ↓ -38%
Libbie pet form of Elizabeth Hebrew 12,634 ↓ -36%
Ailene variant of Aileen Irish 6,331 ↑ +50%
Elenor variant of Eleanor English 3,660 ↑ +78%
Rosaria rosary Italian 7,076 ↓ -27%
Elda uncertain; possibly Germanic battle Italian 5,972 ↑ +11%
Dominga Sunday; of the Lord Spanish 4,382 ↑ +52%
Santina little saint Italian 4,861 ↑ +56%
Elenore variant of Eleanor English 6,918 ↓ -11%
Elnora variant of Eleanor American (modern coinage) 6,617 ↑ +21%
Vashti queen in the Book of Esther Persian 8,823 ↑ +50%
Vincenza conquering Italian 5,904 ↑ +5%
Teodora gift of God Spanish 6,091 ↓ -9%
Lona uncertain; short form of names like Leona — 8,653 ↓ -33%
Maryrose Mary and Rose combined English 8,171 ↓ -28%
Azalee variant of Azalea American (modern coinage) 7,542 ↓ -55%
Margret variant of Margaret, pearl Greek 5,843 ↑ +62%
Leda uncertain, possibly woman Greek 8,641 ↓ -20%
Vela sail, a constellation Latin 6,813 ↑ +54%
Nettie pet form of Annette or Jeannette English 5,663 ↑ +83%
Alys variant of Alice, noble Welsh 4,885 ↑ +146%
Eleonore form of Eleanor French 8,002 ↓ -50%
Catharine variant of Catherine; origin uncertain English — ↓ -100%
Carmelina little Carmel, garden Italian 5,590 ↑ +57%
Flavia golden, yellow-haired Latin 8,027 ↓ -24%
Freda peace Germanic 6,630 ↓ -6%
Madlyn variant of Madeline American (modern coinage) 14,271 new
Lovie pet name from love English 6,243 ↑ +46%
Bruna brown Italian 5,589 ↑ +100%
Evalena blend of Eva and Lena English 8,524 ↓ -29%
Vina uncertain, several possible sources English 13,100 ↓ -46%
Beulah married Hebrew 5,949 ↑ +82%
Ileen variant of Eileen Irish — new
Meriam variant of Miriam Hebrew — ↓ -100%
Kattie variant of Katie English 12,532 new
Dovie uncertain; possibly from dove American (modern coinage) 4,583 ↑ +114%
Bessie pet form of Elizabeth English 6,889 → 0%
Michelina feminine of Michele Italian 6,742 ↑ +21%
Tilda short form of Matilda, strength in battle Germanic 6,806 ↑ +21%
Leanora variant of Leonora, from Eleanor English 6,237 ↑ +27%
Ola several possible sources Norwegian 8,227 ↓ -7%
Madolyn variant of Madeline English — ↓ -100%
Zita little girl Italian 7,130 ↑ +14%
Velma uncertain; possibly from Wilhelmina English 5,903 ↑ +40%
Lida short form of Ludmila or Lydia Czech 9,217 ↓ -35%
Almira uncertain, possibly princess Arabic 10,149 ↓ -31%
Elinore variant of Eleanor English 7,227 ↑ +15%
Elvie pet form of Elvira or Elva English 3,851 ↑ +217%
Elza variant of Elsa, from Elizabeth Hungarian 11,226 ↓ -27%
Jeneva variant of Geneva, the Swiss city French 6,666 ↑ +42%
Ellouise blend of Ella or Elle and Louise English 6,184 ↓ -39%
Leta uncertain; often linked to Latin glad Latin 9,827 ↓ -63%
Tessie diminutive of Tess or Theresa English 11,835 ↓ -27%
Marvella elaboration of Marvel, wonder American (modern coinage) 10,610 ↓ -59%
Theodosia gift of God Greek 4,159 ↑ +75%
Santa holy, saint Italian 8,267 ↑ +44%
Onalee blend of Ona and Lee American (modern coinage) 11,664 ↓ -33%
Viva alive, long live Latin 5,711 ↑ +175%
Madelene variant of Madeleine, woman of Magdala French — ↓ -100%
Evia elaboration of Eva, or Greek island English 9,044 ↓ -15%
Bettie variant of Betty, from Elizabeth English 9,549 → 0%
Enedina uncertain; Greek or Sardinian origin Spanish 9,036 ↓ -31%
Joline blend of Jo and -line American (modern coinage) — ↓ -100%
Alene variant of Aline or Arlene English 15,041 ↓ -50%
Lera short form of Valeriya Russian 9,826 ↓ -9%
Roselle variant of Rosella, from rose French 9,978 ↓ -41%
Genoveva Spanish form of Genevieve Spanish 12,339 ↓ -42%
Lala pet form; uncertain English 8,635 ↑ +140%
Jannie diminutive of Jane or Janet English 9,737 ↓ -9%
Zelma variant of Selma German 7,128 ↑ +60%
Alberta feminine form of Albert, noble bright English 9,481 → 0%
Lyda variant of Lydia Greek 16,336 ↓ -58%
Sibyl prophetess Greek 5,537 ↑ +53%
Josefa feminine of Joseph, he will add Spanish 8,590 ↑ +100%
Eudora good gift Greek 5,137 ↑ +108%
Socorro help, succor Spanish 10,805 ↑ +80%

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