101 gorgeous old-fashioned names for girls
Old-fashioned names are making a comeback – think the royal family, your grandparents’ names and even the bible. We’ve got 101 gorgeous girls’ names that are back in fashion.
Choosing Baby Girl Names
Choosing a name for your baby is a big decision. After all, it’s something that you’re going to be saying a lot, so you need to like it.
But names are very personal, and we often make associations with them – positively or negatively – based on other people we’ve met who have the same name. Some people like to name their child after a favourite relative or famous person.
If you’re looking for a more unusual name for your baby girl, ‘old lady chic’ – as it’s being called – might be the way to go. You’ll find a number of old-fashioned names making it onto the latest list of most popular baby names in the UK.
While we might think of our parents’ names as being dowdy and unfashionable, skip back another generation to your grandparents and you might feel differently.
Just like clothing fashion, naming trends come and go. Some names date back to the bible but are just as popular now as they were back then. Who knows, your parents’ names might be in fashion when your children come to name their baby?!
Celebrities and TV shows also have a big part to play in the popular names of the moment. For instance, many people are currently taking inspiration from the royal family – with names like Lilibet, Diana, Beatrice, Zara and, of course, Elizabeth – following the popularity of hit Netflix show, The Crown.
Whether you plan to name your daughter after an older relative who has a vintage name, or you’re inspired by the celebrity world or a favourite TV show, take a look at 101 of our favourite old-fashioned names for girls. We’ve even put them in alphabetical order for you!
101 old-fashioned girls' names
1. Ada
2. Agatha
3. Alexandra
4. Alice
5. Annie
6. Arabella
7. Audrey
8. Ava
9. Beatrice/Beatrix
10. Bella/Belle
11. Betsy
12. Bonnie
13. Charlotte
14. Clementine
15. Connie
16. Cora
17. Daisy
18. Darcey
19. Delilah
20. Diana/Diane
21. Dora
22. Dorothy
23. Dotty
24. Edith/Edie
25. Eleanor
26. Elizabeth
27. Elsie
28. Elspeth
29. Emily
30. Enid
31. Esme
32. Esther
33. Ethel
34. Etta
35. Evelyn
36. Evie
37. Faith
38. Flora
39. Florence
40. Francesca
41. Genevieve
42. Georgia
43. Grace/Gracie
44. Harper
45. Harriet
46. Hazel
47. Heidi
48. Henrietta
49. Iris
50. Ivy
51. Jemima
52. Joanie
53. Josephine
54. Joy
55. Julia
56. Katie
57. Lilibet/Lilibeth
58. Mabel
59. Maeve
60. Maggie
61. Maisie
62. Margaret
63. Margot
64. Martha
65. Mary
66. Matilda
67. Maude
68. May
69. Meredith
70. Millicent/Millie
71. Minnie
72. Molly
73. Nancy
74. Nellie
75. Nora
76. Olive
77. Ophelia
78. Pearl
79. Peggy
80. Penelope/Penny
81. Philippa
82. Polly
83. Poppy
84. Rebecca
85. Rita
86. Roberta
87. Rosalie
88. Rose
89. Sadie
90. Scarlett
91. Sylvie/Sylvia
92. Tabitha
93. Theodora
94. Tilly
95. Vera
96. Veronica
97. Victoria
98. Violet
99. Vivienne
100. Winnie
101. Zara
