There’s a good reason so many people name their children after a favorite grandparent or great aunt. Old-fashioned baby names (for both girls and boys) have stood the test of time. Certain names become classics for good reason. Unlike infinity-symbol tattoos or gender reveals, old-fashioned baby names age well. Old-fashioned names forego trends and give the first impression of someone wiser than their years. From classy names for girls to old-timey names for boys, these are 145 of the best old-fashioned baby names.
Old-Fashioned Baby Boy Names
- Abe
- Abraham
- Albert
- Ambrose
- Amos
- Archie
- Arthur
- Artie
- Barron
- Beau
- Benedict
- Bennett
- Bernard
- Blaine
- Clarence
- Clifford
- Cornelius
- Earl
- Edison
- Edmund
- Erwin
- Edwin
- Elon
- Emmett
- Emile
- Ernest
- Frank
- Francis
- Gael
- George
- Gerald
- Gert
- Gus
- Harold
- Harmon
- Harvey
- Hayden
- Hilda
- Howard
- Hugh
- Jasper
- Jarrett
- Julien
- Kenneth
- Langston
- Louis
- Marshall
- Mickey
- Milton
- Nelson
- Neville
- Norman
- Orville
- Oscar
- Otis
- Pierce
- Presley
- Preston
- Ralph
- Randall
- Raymond
- Reed
- Richard
- Rodney
- Roy
- Shadrack
- Sherman
- Spencer
- Stanley
- Sterling
- Tobias
- Waldo
- Whitman
- Wilber
- Willie
- Winston
- Windsor
- Wren
- Wright
Old-Fashioned Baby Girl Names
- Adeline
- Addison
- Agatha
- Alice
- Alma
- Amara
- Anita
- Bonnie
- Bernadette
- Beatrix
- Bertie
- Bessie
- Birdie
- Blythe
- Calliope
- Carole
- Colette
- Connie
- Celia
- Clara
- Dahlia
- Daisy
- Darcy
- Dora
- Doris
- Dorothy
- Edith
- Enid
- Etta
- Eleanor
- Elaine
- Ellis
- Emily
- Eugenie
- Evelyn
- Florence
- Genevieve
- Georgia
- Gertie
- Greta
- Harriet
- Hattie
- Irene
- Imorgen
- Joyce
- Katherine
- Lucille
- Lucinda
- Lorraine
- Lydia
- Lacy
- Margaret
- Martha
- Marjorie
- Maxine
- Miriam
- Minnie
- Nora
- Octavia
- Opal
- Patricia
- Penelope
- Polly
- Posey
- Rosemary
- Ruth
- Sadie
- Sandra
- Scarlet
- Selma
- Seraphina
- Shirley
- Sussanah
- Sylvia
- Trudy
- Valentina
- Vera
- Virginia
- Viola
- Violet
