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Vintage Girl Names Making a Comeback

Everything old is new again. The antique names your great-grandmother knew, back in style and climbing fast.

July 5, 20267 min readBaby Names for Girls

Fashion runs in circles, and names are no exception. The soft, old-fashioned names that belonged to our great-grandmothers — Eleanor, Hazel, Cora — spent decades gathering dust, and are now back at the very top of the charts. There's a whole generation of little Josephines and Adelines on the playground. Here are the antique charmers making the biggest comeback.

Vintage girl names that are back in style

EleanorGreek · Shining light HazelEnglish · The hazel tree CoraGreek · Maiden JosephineFrench · God will add AdelineGermanic · Noble ClaraLatin · Bright / clear FlorenceLatin · Flourishing, blooming MabelLatin · Lovable, dear PearlEnglish · Pearl OpalSanskrit · Precious gem IrisGreek · Rainbow AdaGermanic · Noble, adornment EdithOld English · Prosperous in war, blessed strife AliceGermanic · Noble, of noble kind EloiseFrench · Healthy, wide, famous warrior NoraIrish · Honour, light RuthHebrew · Friend, compassion AgnesGreek · Pure / lamb BeatriceItalian · She who brings happiness CeciliaLatin · Blind DorothyGreek · Gift of God EstherHebrew · Star FrancesLatin · Free one, from France HarrietEnglish · Home-ruler IdaGermanic · Industrious JuneLatin · The month of June; young MatildaGermanic · Mighty in battle OliveLatin · The olive tree SylviaLatin · Of the forest, woodland VeraSlavic · Faith; truth ViolaLatin · Violet, the flower WinifredWelsh · Blessed peacemaking, holy reconciliation MaeveIrish · She who intoxicates HattieEnglish · Home ruler ElsieScottish · Consecrated to God EttaGermanic · Estate ruler, ruler of the home SadieHebrew · Princess IvyEnglish · The vine, faithfulness VioletLatin · The flower; purple EvelynEnglish · Wished-for child StellaLatin · Star RubyLatin · The red gemstone MyrtleGreek · Myrtle plant / Aphrodite's tree FloraLatin · Flower MinnieEnglish · Love / will-helmet

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Why the old names feel new again

There's a rhythm to it: names tend to feel dated for about fifty years, then old enough to feel fresh. The gemstone and nature names — Pearl, Opal, Iris, Olive — and the tender three-syllable classics like Cecilia and Beatrice are leading the revival. If you love the vintage feel, browse the full A–Z directory for more, or explore names by meaning.