Vintage baby names making a comeback

Every name links to its full page: meaning, origin, and its real popularity curve since 1890.

Abigail Hebrew · father's joy

Ada Germanic · noble, nobility

Adaline Germanic · variant of Adeline, "noble"

Addie Germanic · diminutive of Adelaide, noble kind

Adelaide Germanic · noble kind

Adele Germanic · means 'noble', from the Germanic element 'adal'

Adelina Germanic · variant of Adeline, "noble"

Adeline French · noble

Adella Germanic · noble

Adrienne French · traditionally dark one, from Hadria

Agatha Greek · good, kind

Agnes Greek · pure, holy

Aimee French · beloved

Albert Germanic · noble, bright

Albie English · noble, bright; nickname-style for Albert

Aldo Italian · old, wise; a distinctive old-world classic

Alfie English · elf counsel; nickname-style for Alfred

Alfonso Italian · noble and ready; a warm old-world classic

Alice Germanic · noble

Aline French · variant of Adeline, noble

Allyson Germanic · variant of Alison, a diminutive of Alice, ultimately meaning 'noble kind'

Alyce Germanic · variant of Alice, noble

Amaury French · work of power, brave

Ambrose Greek · from Greek 'ambrosios' meaning 'immortal'

Amedeo Italian · lover of God (House of Savoy name)

Amelia Germanic · industrious, striving

Amias Latin · beloved

Amos Hebrew · carried, burden-bearer

Anabel Scottish · traditionally lovable, combining grace and beauty

Annabel Scottish · lovable (variant of Amabel)

Annette French · diminutive of Anne, 'grace'

Anton German · priceless, of inestimable worth

Antonia Spanish · priceless, invaluable

Araminta English · 18th-century literary coinage; posh English revival

Archie Germanic · pet form of Archibald, "genuinely bold"

Arlette French · medieval Norman French name of uncertain Germanic origin

Arthur Celtic · bear, noble

Aubrey Germanic · from Alberic, "elf ruler"; originally masculine, now mostly feminine

Audra English · variant of Audrey, noble strength

Audrey English · from Old English Æthelthryth, "noble strength"

August Latin · from Augustus, "great, venerable"

Augusta Latin · great, venerable, majestic

Auguste French · great, magnificent

Augustine Latin · from Augustus, 'great, venerable'

Aurelia Latin · "golden"

Baptiste French · baptizer

Beatrice Latin · she who blesses

Beatrix Latin · she who brings happiness

Belinda Germanic · meaning uncertain (possibly 'beautiful serpent')

Bernard German · brave as a bear; an early-generation classic carried by many Chinese American men

Bernard Germanic · brave bear

Bertie English · bright, famous; short for Herbert, Albert, or Bertram

Betty English · God is my oath

Beverly English · from an English place name meaning 'beaver stream' or 'beaver meadow'

Birdie English · vocabulary/pet name from 'bird'

Blanka Polish · white, pure (Polish form of Blanche)

Boaz Hebrew · biblical name meaning 'swiftness' or 'strength'

Brice French · meaning uncertain (name of Saint Brice, obscure Celtic root)

Brigitte French · strength, exalted one

Bronisław Polish · glorious protector

Byron English · from an English surname meaning 'at the cattle sheds' (Old English 'byre')

Calum Scottish · Scottish Gaelic form of Columba, meaning 'dove'

Carl Germanic · means 'free man', from Germanic karl

Carmella Hebrew · garden, orchard (from Mount Carmel)

Carmine Italian · song, or crimson; a distinctive old-world classic

Carrie Germanic · diminutive of Caroline, 'free man'

Cassian Latin · meaning uncertain, from the Roman family name Cassius (possibly 'empty' or 'vain')

Cassius Latin · Roman family name, traditionally linked to Latin cassus, 'empty, vain'

Catalina Spanish · pure

Cecelia Latin · variant of Cecilia, from Roman clan name Caecilius, related to 'caecus' (blind)

Cecil English · blind (Latin Caecilius); old English aristocratic surname-name

Celia Latin · from the Roman family name Caelius, often associated with Latin 'caelum' (heaven)

Charity English · love, generosity

Charlotte French · free woman

Christy English · traditionally follower of Christ (diminutive of Christina)

Clara Latin · clear, bright

Clementine English · mild, merciful; nickname Clemmie

Clifford English · ford near a cliff

Clyde Scottish · river name

Colette French · victory of the people

Concetta Italian · conceived, honoring the Immaculate Conception; a devotional old-world classic

Cora Greek · maiden

Cornelia Latin · meaning uncertain (Roman family name, possibly 'horn')

Cornelius Latin · meaning uncertain (Roman family name, possibly 'horn')

Corrie Greek · maiden, nickname for Cora or Cornelia

Cosimo Italian · order, harmony; historically tied to the powerful Medici family, a distinctive heritage name

Cyril English · lordly, masterful (Greek)

Côme French · order, harmony, universe

Darrell French · surname from Norman French d'Airelle, 'from Airel' (a place in Normandy)

Darryl French · from Airelle (Norman place name)

Daryl French · from Airelle, France (place name)

Della English · noble, bright

Delphine French · woman from Delphi, or dolphin

Dinah Hebrew · judged, vindicated

Dobrawa Polish · good fame, good news

Dolly Greek · nickname for Dorothy, gift of God

Dolores Spanish · sorrows (a Marian title; a classic elder-generation Filipino name)

Don Scottish · short for Donald, 'world ruler'

Dong-hyun Korean · eastern virtue (a grandparent-generation name, now more common as a middle name)

Doris Greek · gift; from Doris

Dorothea Greek · gift of God

Dorothy Greek · gift of God

Dottie Greek · gift of God, nickname for Dorothy

Dwayne Irish · dark, swarthy

Earl English · nobleman

Edie English · prosperous in war; nickname-style for Edith

Edith Germanic · prosperous in war

Edna Hebrew · pleasure, delight

Effie Greek · well-spoken, of good repute

Egon German · formidable

Eileen Irish · Irish form of Evelyn, also used as an equivalent of Helen

Eleanor Greek · traditionally light, compassionate

Eleanora French · variant of Eleanor; the name's original meaning is disputed, possibly from Old French 'alia Aenor' (the other Aenor)

Elinor French · variant of Eleanor, meaning uncertain (traditionally light)

Elisheva Hebrew · God is my oath

Ellen Greek · English variant of Helen, traditionally translated as 'torch' or 'shining light'

Elmer English · noble and famous

Elodie French · from Saint Alodia; uncertain, possibly Germanic 'foreign wealth'

Eloise French · variant of Heloise; etymology disputed, traditionally "healthy, wide"

Elouise Germanic · variant of Eloise/Heloise; disputed Germanic etymology, traditionally linked to 'healthy and wide'

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