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Vintage Girl Names
These girl names were popular before 1950 and have grown scarce since, giving them a timeless, old-fashioned charm. All are real names from U.S. Social Security records, sorted with the most familiar first, each shown with how rare it is today.
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- Barbara1 in 258peaked 1940s
- Margaret1 in 294peaked 1920s
- Dorothy1 in 334peaked 1920s
- Helen1 in 362peaked 1920s
- Betty1 in 370peaked 1930s
- Ruth1 in 444peaked 1920s
- Shirley1 in 535peaked 1930s
- Virginia1 in 568peaked 1920s
- Frances1 in 620peaked 1920s
- Martha1 in 672peaked 1940s
- Marie1 in 687peaked 1920s
- Joyce1 in 727peaked 1940s
- Rose1 in 744peaked 1920s
- Joan1 in 762peaked 1930s
- Jean1 in 770peaked 1920s
- Doris1 in 799peaked 1920s
- Judith1 in 817peaked 1940s
- Mildred1 in 821peaked 1920s
- Gloria1 in 893peaked 1940s
- Marilyn1 in 993peaked 1940s
- Annie1 in 1,032peaked 1920s
- Irene1 in 1,044peaked 1920s
- Florence1 in 1,095peaked 1920s
- Louise1 in 1,100peaked 1920s
- Lois1 in 1,109peaked 1920s
- Phyllis1 in 1,150peaked 1940s
- Edna1 in 1,257peaked 1920s
- Ethel1 in 1,327peaked 1910s
- Norma1 in 1,332peaked 1930s
- Marjorie1 in 1,356peaked 1920s
- Edith1 in 1,372peaked 1920s
- Gladys1 in 1,390peaked 1920s
- Elaine1 in 1,417peaked 1940s
- Lucille1 in 1,604peaked 1920s
- Pauline1 in 1,638peaked 1920s
- Thelma1 in 1,642peaked 1920s
- Dolores1 in 1,749peaked 1930s
- Geraldine1 in 1,755peaked 1930s
- Lorraine1 in 1,766peaked 1920s
- Bertha1 in 1,782peaked 1910s
- Juanita1 in 1,783peaked 1920s
- June1 in 1,796peaked 1920s
- Beatrice1 in 1,907peaked 1920s
- Elsie1 in 1,971peaked 1920s
- Ida1 in 1,974peaked 1920s
- Bernice1 in 2,005peaked 1920s
- Gertrude1 in 2,094peaked 1910s
- Loretta1 in 2,095peaked 1930s
- Roberta1 in 2,159peaked 1940s
- Bessie1 in 2,177peaked 1910s
- Alma1 in 2,251peaked 1920s
- Pearl1 in 2,287peaked 1910s
- Rosemary1 in 2,292peaked 1940s
- Minnie1 in 2,325peaked 1910s
- Agnes1 in 2,329peaked 1920s
- Lillie1 in 2,334peaked 1920s
- Nellie1 in 2,436peaked 1910s
- Vera1 in 2,507peaked 1920s
- Arlene1 in 2,597peaked 1930s
- Marian1 in 2,600peaked 1920s
Rarity and rank come from public U.S. Social Security birth records, 1880 to 2024. Figures describe recorded names, not people alive today. Names common among babies right now are left off so the list stays genuinely uncommon.
Frequently asked questions
- What counts as a vintage girl name?
- A name that peaked before 1950 and faded afterward, so it reads as old-fashioned today. Names like Hazel, Pearl, and Mabel are classic examples, all present in the data here.
- Which vintage girl names are trending again?
- Hazel, Ada, and Nora have all climbed back in recent decades. Run any name through the Name Rarity Checker to see its comeback on the decade graph.