Looking for a timeless old fashioned baby name for your little one?
These girls, boys, and gender-neutral names are some of the most popular old-fashioned baby names.
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Old Fashioned Baby Girl Names
Emma (em•ma)
Means universal
Charlotte (shar•let)
French name meaning free
Camila (ka•mil•ah)
Sweet name meaning perfect
Gianna (jee•awn•ah)
Has Italian roots and means God is gracious
Abigail means (a•bih•gail)
Means joy of the Father
Elizabeth (ee•liz•ah•beth)
Means God is my oath
Scarlett (skar•let)
An English name meaning red
Eleanor (el•eh•nor)
Means unknown
Penelope (peh•nel•oh•pee)
Means “with a web over her face”
Hazel (hai•zel)
Means the hazel Tree
Victoria (vik•tore•ee•ah)
Latin name meaning winner
Lily (lih•lee)
Botanical name meaning flower
Aurora (ah•rore•ah)
Means dawn
Violet (vi•oh•let)
Means purple or blue flower
Lillian (lil•lee•an)
An English name meaning lily
Claire (klare)
Means illustrious or enlightened
Audrey (aw•dree)
Means noble strength
Caroline (kare•oh•line)
Means free or beautiful woman
Savannah (sah•van•ah)
Means open plain
Alice (al•iss)
Means from nobility
Samantha (sah•man•thah)
Is thought to be a combination of Sam and Anthea
Madeline (mad•ih•lin)
Means woman of Magdala
Lydia (lid•ee•ah)
A nod to the location Lydia, Greece
Vivian (viv•ee•an)
Means alive
Isabelle (iss•ah•bell)
French version of Elizabeth, which means God is my oath
Mary (mare•ee)
Has more than one meaning, including of the sea and bitter
Margaret (marg•ah•ret)
Means pearl
Katherine (kath•er•in)
Means pure
Eloise (el•oh•ees)
Of French origins and means healthy or wide
Daisy (day•zee)
A nod to that cute spring flower
Cecilia (sah•seel•ee•ah)
Latin name meaning blind to one’s own beauty
Genevieve (jen•ah•veev)
Means woman of the family
Maeve (mayve)
A darling name meaning intoxicating
Georgia (jor•jah)
Female version of “George,” which means farmer
Olive (aw•liv)
Simply means olive
Annabelle (an•nah•bel)
Means gracious or beautiful
Margot (mar•goh)
French name that means pearl
Elsie (el•see)
Nickname for Elizabeth
Lola (loh•lah)
Means sorrows
Vera (veer•ah)
Short and sweet name meaning faith
Phoebe (fee•bee)
Means bright or shining
Lucille (loo•seel)
Means light
Adelaide (ad•ah•layd)
German name meaning of noble kin
Juliet (joo•lee•et)
Means youthful
Gracelynn (grays•lin)
Sweet name combining Grace and Lynn
Blair (blair)
Scottish and means plaid, field, or battlefield
Dahlia (dah•lee•uh)
Like the flower
Gwendolyn (gwen•doh•lin)
Welsh name meaning blessed ring
Avianna (ah•vee•an•ah)
Means birdlike
Felicity (fah•lis•i•tee)
Latin name meaning happiness
Ophelia (oh•fee•lee•ah)
Means helper
Esmerelda (es•mer•el•dah)
Means emerald
Luciana (loo•see•an•ah)
Means light
Daphne (daf•nee)
Greek and means laurel
Frances (fran•ces)
Free or of France
Helen (hel•en)
Means light
Hattie (hat•tee)
American name meaning home ruler
Jacqueline (jak•kwa•lin)
Means supplanter
Carolina (care•ah•line•ah)
Free or beautiful woman
Francesca (frac•ches•kah)
Latin name meaning free
Celine (cah•leen)
Has a French origin and means heaven
Rosie (roh•zee)
Like the flower
Edith (ee•dith)
Means rich war
Matilda (mah•til•dah)
Means battle strength
Lorelei (lore•eh•lay)
Means alluring enchantress
Colette (koh•let)
French and means victory of the people
Beatrice (bee•at•tris)
Means bringer of joy
Priscilla (pris•cil•ah)
Means ancient
Virginia (ver•jen•ee•ah)
Latin name meaning pure
Clementine (klem•en•tine)
Means gentle or merciful
Irene (i•reen)
Greek name meaning peace
Marilyn (mar•ih•lin)
Combination of the names Mary and Lynn
Coraline (core•ah•lin)
Means heart or maiden
Old Fashioned Baby Boy Names
Oliver (ah•lih•ver)
English name meaning descendant of an ancestor
William (wil•lee•yahm)
Means with a gilded helmet
James (jaimz)
Means supplanter
Henry (hen•ree)
Means ruler of the home
Alexander (al•iks•zan•der)
Greek name that means defender of the people
Michael (my•kull)
Biblical name meaning who is like God?
Jack (jak)
Means God is gracious
Theodore (thee•oh•dawr)
Means divine gift
Samuel (sam•yoo•el)
Means his name is God
John (jahn)
Means God is gracious
Matthew (math•yew)
English name meaning gift of God
Wyatt (wy•uht)
Means son of Guy
Lincoln (leen•kon)
Means from the lake settlement
Thomas (tom•us)
Greek name meaning twin
Charles (char•uls)
Means free man
Christopher (kris•toh•fer)
Means Christ-bearer
Andrew (an•droo)
Means manly
Joshua (jaw•shoo•ah)
Means God is my salvation
Jameson (jaim•uh•son)
English name that means son of James
Carson (kar•son)
Means son of Carr
Leonardo (lee•oh•nar•doh)
Means lion brave
Nicholas (nik•oh•las)
Means victory of the people
Everett (ev•ur•et)
English name meaning wild boar herd
Brooks (brooks)
Means from the brook
Wesley (wes•lee)
Means from the west field
Declan (dek•lan)
Irish name that means full of goodness
Weston (wes•ton)
Means from the west town
Emmett (em•met)
Means entire
Beau (boh)
French name that means beautiful or handsome
Harrison (hehr•ih•sun)
Means son of Harry
Giovanni (jee•oh•vahn•ee)
Italian name that means God is gracious
Nathaniel (nuh•than•yewl)
Hebrew name
Means gift of God
George (jawrj)
Means farmer
Jasper (jas•per)
Means treasurer
Calvin (kal•vin)
Means bald
Maxwell (maks•wehl)
Old, English surname that means from Maccus’ Spring
Arthur (ahr•ther)
Means bear
Rhett (reht)
Means counsel, advice
Graham (grey•um)
Means from the Gravelly Homestead
Timothy (tim•uh•thee)
Greek word that means to honor God
Edward (ehd•werd)
Means wealthy guardian
Patrick (pat•trick)
English name that means nobleman
Walker (wahl•ker)
Means fuller of cloth
Richard (rich•erd)
Means brave ruler
Oscar (ahs•ker)
Irish name that means deer lover
Holden (hohl•den)
Means from the hollow valley
Remington (reh•meeng•ton)
English name that means from the ridge town
Kenneth (ken•nehth)
Means handsome
Rafael (ra•fye•ell)
Means God has healed
Louis (loo•ihs)
Means famed warrior
Old Fashioned Gender-Neutral Baby Names
Ashton (ash•ton)
English name and it means ash tree town
Emerson (em•er•sun)
Means son of Emery
Arlo (are•low)
German name that means hill
Charlie (char•lee)
Stands alone or as a nickname for Charlotte or Charles and means free man
Elliot (ehl•ee•ut)
Means the Lord is my God
Barrett (baer•iht)
English name that means trader
Tucker (tuh•ker)
Means softener of cloth
Marion (mair•ee•un)
Means bitter or of the sea
Ollie (ol•lee)
English name that means elf army
Cleo (klee•oh)
Means to praise or acclaim
Hollis (hah•lis)
English name that means near the holly
Merrill (mehr•uhl)
Means from the pleasant hill
Rene (ruh•nai)
French name that means reborn
Oakley (ohk•lee)
Common English surname turned gender-neutral first name that means from the oak tree
Monroe (muhn•roh)
Means from the hill
Sawyer (saw•yur)
English name meaning woodcutter
Sutton (suh•tun)
Means from the south town
Addison (ad•dih•sun)
Means child of adam
Alex (al•uks)
Often a nickname for Alexander or Alexandra
Arden (ar•den)
Means from the eagle valley
Blair (blair)
Scottish name meaning plain, field, or battlefield
Briar (bri•ur)
Means shrub or tree
Carroll (kaer•uhl)
An alternative spelling of Carol and means free person or song
Darby (dar•bee)
Means from the deer park farm
Dorian (door•ee•an)
Greek name that means from the sea
Easton (ees•tun)
Means from the east town
Ellison (el•is•sun)
Means son of Elias or Elijah
Francis (fran•cis)
Means free or from France
Harlow (har•loh)
English name that means from the rocky hill
Kennedy (ken•ned•ee)
Means misshapen head
Lennon (len•non)
Irish name that means dear one
Leslie (lez•lee)
Means joy
Linden (lin•den)
Means made from Linwood or lime-wood
Loren (loh•ren)
American name meaning laurel
Marlow (mar•loh)
Means lake remains
Parker (par•ker)
This old fashioned, gender-neutral baby name means park keeper
Quincy (kwin•cee)
Means person from Quincy, France
Raleigh (rah-lee)
Means from the red or rye field
Sam (sam)
English name is often a shortened version of Samuel or Samantha
Shannon (shan•nun)
Means straw worker
Sloane (slohn)
Means expedition or invasion
Sterling (ster•leeng)
English name meaning Starling or Little Star
Tennyson (ten•nih•sun)
Means son of Dennis
Tristan (triss•tan)
Welsh name meaning tumult
Wilder (wild•er)
Means wild animal
Wynn (wihn)
Means fair, white, or blessed
Ryder (ri•dur)
English name meaning knight or mounted warrior
Quinn (kwin)
Means descendant of Conn
Murphy (mer•fee)
Irish name meaning descendant of sea warrior
Landon (lan•den)
Means from a long hill
