Just because a baby name is considered "old-fashioned" doesn't mean it goes out of style.
Old-fashioned girl names are perfect throwbacks to popular names in history. But names that can be considered truly "vintage" are always changing, Pamela Redmond, creator of Nameberry, tells TODAY.com.
Even the most classic names can start to sound like a "baby name" when it is used enough, Redmond says. For example, traditional girl baby names Eleanor and Amelia have started to sound less like old lady names these days.
"They now sound fresher and more baby-like," Redmond says.
Some of the top old-fashioned girl names are represented by young stars, such as Grammy-Award winner Billie Eilish and “Euphoria” star Maude Apatow. Notable celebrity baby names with old-fashioned origins include John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s daughters, Hazel and Violet, and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s daughters, Inez and Betty. Taylor Swift has even referred to names on the list with her songs Betty, Dorothea and Marjorie.
One rising trend in old-fashioned girl names are those with nature themes, such as Hazel, Iris, Ivy, Olive, Pearl, Ruby and Violet, Redmond says. As for common patterns, "v" has become a familiar internal letter, seen with Eve, Evelyn and Vivian.
200 Old-Fashioned Girl Names:
Whether you're looking for vintage names because you love classic monikers or because you want to revive a forgotten favorite, here are 200 old-fashioned girl names to try.
Ophelia
Aurelia
Hazel
Amelia
Iris
Clara
Violet
Eleanor
Evelyn
Josephine
Mabel
Ada
Beatrice
Stella
Mae
Elsie
Cordelia
Florence
Celeste
Sadie
Grace
Lydia
Olive
Margot
Audrey
Edith
Flora
Jane
Esther
Clover
Vera
Lena
Millie
Etta
Faye
Molly
Winnie
Frances
Birdie
Harriet
Sylvie
Helena
Odette
Georgia
June
Winifred
Estelle
Bonnie
Pearl
Hattie
Agnes
Rosalie
Odessa
Ruth
Isadora
Alma
Lillian
Louise
Irene
Rosemary
Ida
Maude
Sybil
Celia
Elaine
Vivian
Louisa
Annie
Effie
Zelda
Dolores
Rhea
Billie
Opal
Wilhelmina
Goldie
Constance
Helen
Sylvia
Dorothy
Nancy
Rosie
Viola
Priscilla
Jacqueline
Ramona
Mavis
Agatha
Lucille
Polly
Fern
Callie
Sally
Dorothea
Bernadette
Inez
Minnie
Lois
Betty
Leonora
Rowena
Alba
Millicent
Josie
Nadine
Enid
Leona
Roxanne
Dolly
Philomena
Ethel
Wanda
Corinne
Nellie
Myra
Virginia
Marcella
Cornelia
Henrietta
Martha
Gertrude
Maxine
Edna
Lula
Dottie
Lorraine
Blanche
Doris
Anita
Ursula
Prudence
Marjorie
Penny
Joan
Tillie
Peggy
Dinah
Pauline
Georgina
Mildred
Marceline
Augusta
Geneva
Della
Marion
Lucinda
Honor
Muriel
Yvonne
Hilda
Wilma
Myrtle
Antoinette
Connie
Rita
Loretta
Dora
Hester
Annette
Susanna
Trudy
Beryl
Selma
Clarice
Geraldine
Rosamund
Kay
Francine
Thora
Mamie
Avis
Jo
Flossie
Bessie
Nettie
Berenice
Joanne
Essie
Thelma
Rhoda
Dot
Nona
Frederica
Ruthie
Darlene
Alberta
Rosetta
Iva
Roberta
Imogene
Mattie
Susie
Reba
Zelma
Arlene
Patsy
Madge
Lillie
Margie
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