Vintage baby names
Vintage baby names are back in fashion, so browse through our list of the best vintage baby names and take inspiration. Choosing your newborn’s name is one of the biggest decisions you’ll have to make, so spend some time making a shortlist and finding your favourites. You might not decide until baby arrives and you see their face, but do you think you’ll have a baby Albert, Doris, Herbert, or Edith?
Here our some of M&B's top picks for vintage names you will adore...



1) Theodore
Theodore is a Greek name, meaning ‘God’s gift’. A well-known short form for Theodore is Theo. 


2) Matilda
The name derives from the two Old High German words “math” and “hild”, meaning “Mighty in battle”. 


4) Pauline
Pauline is a name with Latin origin, meaning “small”. It was a very popular name between the 1940s and the 1960s.


6) Rosemary
The name derives from the rosemary plant. However, the name also has a Latin origin, meaning “dew of the sea”.


8) Clara
Clara is a name of Latin origin and means “bright, clear”. The name is well-know from the ballet “The Nutcracker”.


10) Abigail
This name has a Hebrew origin and means “my father is joyful”. In the Old Testament Abilgail was the wife of David, renowned for her beauty and wisdom.


11) Adrian
Adrian is a Latin name, meaning “man of Adria”. Its ultimate origin is most likely from the Venetic and Illyrian word “adur”, meaning “sea” or “water”.


12) Esther
Persian, meaning “star”. Additionally, the name could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess Ishtar.


13) Emery
A German name which means “brave” and “powerful”. It can be a name for both, girls and boys.


15) Frederick
Frederick is the English form for the German name Friedrich, meaning “peaceful ruler”. 


17) Elias
Elias is of Greek origin and a form of the name Elijah. The original meaning is “Lord is my God”.Search vintage baby names
Browse our continually updated list of baby names below for the perfect inspritation. Filter by gender or unisex, or if you don't yet know the gender of your baby, why not try our Chinese gender predictor tool? See if this ancient method can predict your baby's gender!
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Name | Gender |
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Abigail | |
Adrian | |
Albert | |
Alberta | |
Alexander | |
Ava | |
Baldwin | |
Beatrice | |
Chad | |
Clarabelle | |
Constance | |
Darla | |
Deanna | |
Demi | |
Doris | |
Dorothy | |
Edith | |
Edward | |
Elizabeth | |
Emery |