Vintage Revival Names

Girl Names
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Trying to build up a list, and I think I’ve FINALLY found my style - vintage revival. In other words, if a name peaked in 1995, I likely won’t want it, if it peaked in 1925, I’ll likely adore it (within reason of course, I definitely would never use [name_f]Gertrude[/name_f] or [name_f]Mildred[/name_f]). I’d love some suggestions to add to my list;

[name_f]Maude[/name_f]
[name_f]Mabel[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Agnes[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_f]Hattie[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Millicent[/name_f]
[name_f]Edith[/name_f]
[name_f]Dorothea[/name_f]
[name_f]Beatrice[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Agatha[/name_f]
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Martha[/name_f]

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[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_f]Molly[/name_f]
[name_f]Celia[/name_f]
[name_f]Frieda[/name_f]
[name_f]Estella[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Iva[/name_f]
[name_f]Luella[/name_f]
[name_f]Nora[/name_f]
[name_f]Ruth[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonore[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Tabitha[/name_f]
[name_f]Lula[/name_f]
[name_f]Pauline[/name_f]
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Esther[/name_f]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Etta[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Mathilda[/name_f]
[name_f]Cordelia[/name_f] / [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Winnie[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Louisa[/name_f]
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Augusta[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosa[/name_f]
[name_f]Theodora[/name_f]
[name_f]Velma[/name_f]
[name_f]Lola[/name_f]

[name_f]Theresa[/name_f]

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I am not helpful but I am reading this thread with interest.

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Here are some lovely, old fashioned choices:
[name_f]Viola[/name_f]
[name_f]Maxine[/name_f]
[name_f]Maisie[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Effie[/name_f]
[name_f]Elsa[/name_f]/[name_f]Elsie[/name_f]
[name_f]Eileen[/name_f]
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Leona[/name_f]
[name_f]Lillian[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]

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Also, for fun, here is the list of number 950 to 1000 of the top 1000 names from 1923! Some boy names on it. (For some reason, it was okay to name a girl [name_m]Harold[/name_m] or [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], apparently.)

  1. [name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
    [name_f]Thora[/name_f]
    [name_f]Zita[/name_f]
    [name_f]Zoe[/name_f]
    [name_f]Aida[/name_f]
    [name_f]Bernadine[/name_f]
    [name_f]Bridget[/name_f]
    [name_f]Fumiko[/name_f]
    [name_f]Georgetta[/name_f]
    [name_f]Hildegarde[/name_f]
  2. [name_f]Imelda[/name_f]
    [name_f]Lynette[/name_f]
    [name_f]Mammie[/name_f]
    [name_f]Vena[/name_f]
    [name_f]Vonda[/name_f]
    [name_f]Willene[/name_f]
    [name_f]Adaline[/name_f]
    [name_f]Adelia[/name_f]
    [name_f]Darleen[/name_f]
    [name_f]Euna[/name_f]
  3. [name_f]Hilma[/name_f]
    [name_f]Izola[/name_f]
    [name_f]Luisa[/name_f]
    [name_f]Madlyn[/name_f]
    [name_f]Ressie[/name_f]
    [name_f]Santina[/name_f]
    [name_f]Amparo[/name_f]
    [name_f]Bebe[/name_f]
    [name_f]Coletta[/name_f]
    [name_m]Eugene[/name_m]
  4. [name_f]Fairy[/name_f]
    [name_f]Gladis[/name_f]
    [name_m]Harold[/name_m]
    [name_f]Kathaleen[/name_f]
    [name_f]Lucie[/name_f]
    [name_f]Nella[/name_f]
    [name_f]Pearle[/name_f]
    [name_f]Penelope[/name_f]
    [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f]
    [name_f]Toshiko[/name_f]
  5. [name_f]Vallie[/name_f]
    [name_f]Venita[/name_f]
    [name_m]Arthur[/name_m]
    [name_f]Concha[/name_f]
    [name_u]Dean[/name_u]
    [name_f]Dorathy[/name_f]
    [name_f]Elvina[/name_f]
    Larene
    [name_u]Lennie[/name_u]
    [name_f]Margaretta[/name_f]
  6. [name_f]Marina[/name_f]
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[name_f]Fairy[/name_f]. I had to check if I read that right. Interesting list.

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Yes. It is [name_f]Fairy[/name_f]. Haha I thought I was copying the wrong list when I got to [name_m]Eugene[/name_m].

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I second the suggestions of [name_f]Estelle[/name_f] and [name_f]Opal[/name_f]! <3 “Vintage revival” is definitely my category.

Other ideas:

Alice
Althea
Beulah (this may fall into the Gertrude category for you, but I love it)
Blanche
Claudette
Eleanor
Eudora
Fay (or Faye)
Hazel
Ida
Jean
Louise
Mae
Marguerite
Priscilla (or the original variant, Prisca - pronounced with a “k” sound - which I actually prefer)
Vivian

Good luck building your list! :slight_smile:

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Thank you! I definitely think I’ll have a big list.

10

… sounds like a pleasing architectural style.

[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilla[/name_f]
[name_f]Nina[/name_f]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottilie[/name_f]
[name_f]Leonie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jemima[/name_f]
[name_f]Mamie[/name_f]
[name_f]Octavia[/name_f]
[name_f]Demelza[/name_f]
[name_f]Prudence[/name_f]
[name_f]Constance[/name_f]
[name_f]Thora[/name_f]
[name_f]Virginia[/name_f]
[name_f]Henrietta[/name_f]
[name_f]Harriet[/name_f]
[name_f]Ida[/name_f]
[name_f]Flossie[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Enid[/name_f]
[name_f]Edna[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]
[name_f]Beulah[/name_f]

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This is the style in which we have chosen to name our children.
We have a [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] nn [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] nn [name_u]Josie[/name_u], and are currently trying to name our third girl due in 5 weeks.

We are considering [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] nn [name_f]Aggie[/name_f] and [name_f]Louisa[/name_f] nn [name_f]Lulu[/name_f] or. [name_m]Louie[/name_m]

I don’t think you can go wrong with classics :slight_smile:

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My favorites that were popular in 1925:

[name_f]Betty[/name_f]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_f]Irene[/name_f]
[name_f]Marjorie[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Patricia[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorraine[/name_f]
[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Julia[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Vera[/name_f]
[name_f]Geneva[/name_f]
[name_f]Genevieve[/name_f]
[name_f]Loretta[/name_f]
[name_f]Lena[/name_f]
[name_f]Marguerite[/name_f]
[name_f]Jeanette[/name_f]
[name_f]Naomi[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcella[/name_f]
[name_f]Flora[/name_f]
[name_f]Lorene[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Angelina[/name_f]

I was surprised to find [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f] at #186 on the 1925 SSA list!

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[name_f]Sylvia[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Agnes[/name_f] are gorgeous! [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_u]Josie[/name_u] and [name_f]Aggie[/name_f], I love it! :smiley:

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I love [name_f]Antoinette[/name_f], it’s gorgeous, but that too surprised me! [name_f]Jeanette[/name_f], [name_f]Marcella[/name_f], [name_f]Rosalie[/name_f], [name_f]Flora[/name_f], [name_f]Geneva[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f] & [name_f]Florence[/name_f] are beautiful :slight_smile:

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Thank you!!!

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My 1925 favorites for you from the U.S. top 50 …

[name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Alfred[/name_m], [name_m]Arthur[/name_m], [name_m]Bernard[/name_m], [name_m]Calvin[/name_m], [name_m]Clarence[/name_m], [name_m]Earl[/name_m], [name_m]Ernest[/name_m], [name_m]Eugene[/name_m], [name_u]Francis[/name_u], [name_m]Gerald[/name_m], [name_m]Harold[/name_m], [name_m]Herbert[/name_m], [name_u]Howard[/name_u], [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m], [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_m]Leonard[/name_m], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_m]Melvin[/name_m], [name_m]Norman[/name_m], [name_m]Ralph[/name_m], [name_m]Raymond[/name_m], [name_u]Roy[/name_u], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], [name_m]Walter[/name_m]

[name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Barbara[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Bernice[/name_f], [name_f]Betty[/name_f], [name_f]Doris[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Edna[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f], [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Gladys[/name_f], [name_f]Gloria[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Helen[/name_f], [name_f]Irene[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Lois[/name_f], [name_f]Louise[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_u]Marion[/name_u], [name_f]Marjorie[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Mildred[/name_f], [name_f]Norma[/name_f], [name_f]Patricia[/name_f], [name_f]Pauline[/name_f], [name_f]Phyllis[/name_f], [name_f]Rita[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f], [name_f]Shirley[/name_f], [name_f]Thelma[/name_f], [name_f]Virginia[/name_f]

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You, as always, have given me so many names that I love!

[name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrice[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Edith[/name_f], [name_f]Ethel[/name_f] (growing on me!), [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_f]Frances[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] (see [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]), [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Lillian[/name_f], [name_f]Lucille[/name_f], [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] & [name_f]Virginia[/name_f]

[name_m]Albert[/name_m], [name_m]Kenneth[/name_m], [name_m]Louis[/name_m], [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] (see [name_f]Ethel[/name_f]), & [name_m]Walter[/name_m]