Top 200 Old Fashioned Baby girl Names

Here is our list of the most popular 200 baby girl names prior to 1950. All of these names have definitely withstood the test of time.

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Top 200 Old Fashioned Baby Girl Names

1. Mary - Bitter
2. Dorothy - Talented one; gift of God
3. Helen - Shining light; sun ray, shining light
4. Margaret - pearl
5. Ruth - Friend; friend, companion
6. Mildred - Mild; Power
7. Virginia - Chaste; Pure
8. Elizabeth - My God is bountiful; God of plenty
9. Frances - From France; Free
10. Anna - God was gracious; God has shown favor.
11. Betty - My God is bountiful; God of plenty
12. Evelyn - Lively; Pleasant
13. Marie - Bitter
14. Doris - A dorian woman; Of the sea; from Doris; gift
15. Alice - Noble
16. Florence - Flowering
17. Irene - Peace; peace
18. Lillian - Innocence; Purity; Beauty
19. Louise - From the place of laurel trees; Honor; Victory
20. Rose - Rose
21. Catherine - Pure; Innocent
22. Gladys - Gladys \g-lad-ys, gl(a)-dys\ as a girl's name is pronounced GLAD-iss. It is of Welsh origin. Variant of Claudia (Latin) "lame". The name was used in several Edwardian romantic novels. Singer Gladys Knight.
    
    Gladys has 8 variant forms: Glad, Gladdis, Gladdys, Gladi, Gladis, Gladyss, Gwladys and Gwyladyss.
    
    For more information, see also related names Carys and Nerys.
    
    A baby name that sounds like Gladys is Kalidas.
    
    
23. Martha - A lady
24. Marjorie - Pearl
25. Eleanor - Shining light
26. Ruby - the red gemstone
27. Edna - Fire
28. Josephine - God wiIl multiply
29. Lucille - Light
30. Ethel - Noble; noble
31. Thelma - Nursing; will, volition
32. Edith - Joyous
33. Jean - God is merciful
34. Hazel - The hazel nut tree; Commander; the hazel tree
35. Annie - Gracious; He (God) has favored me
36. Pauline - Petite; small
37. Grace - Grace
38. Lois - Warrior maiden
39. Esther - Star
40. Bernice - One who brings victory
41. Beatrice - Happy; Bringer of joy; voyager (through life); blessed
42. Gertrude - Spear maiden
43. Marion - Little Mary
44. Clara - Clear, bright, famous
45. Katherine - Pure
46. Emma - Whole; Complete
47. Barbara - Traveler from a foreign land
48. Jane - God is gracious
49. Ann - Gracious; He (God) has favored me
50. Sarah - Princess; princess
51. Elsie - God's oath
52. Rita - Pearl; Precious
53. June - Name of a month
54. Agnes - Chaste
55. Julia - Youthful
56. Shirley - From the white meadow; bright meadow
57. Bertha - Intelligent; Bright; Famous
58. Eva - Life; life, animal
59. Viola - Violet; purple
60. Geraldine - Rules by the spear
61. Juanita - God is gracious
62. Pearl - Pearl
63. Laura - The laurel tree; Sweet bay tree; Honor; Victory
64. Vivian - The Lady of the Lake
65. Anne - God's grace
66. Ida - Prosperous; Diligent
67. Kathryn - Pure; Innocent
68. Myrtle - Flower; Symbol of victory
69. Norma - Model; the standard or norm
70. Lorraine - Warrior maiden; from Lorraine
71. Bessie - My God is bountiful; God of plenty
72. Phyllis - Leafy branch; Dear; greenery
73. Marian - Bitter
74. Willie - Fierce protector
75. Vera - Truth
76. Nellie - Shining light
77. Violet - Violet; purple
78. Wilma - Fierce protector
79. Charlotte - Petite; Feminine
80. Alma - Good
81. Maxine - The greatest
82. Stella - star
83. Mabel - My fair maid; Lovely
84. Jessie - Rich; He sees
85. Sylvia - woods, forest
86. Genevieve - White wave
87. Minnie - Fierce protector
88. Ella - Beautiful fairy woman
89. Leona - Lion
90. Lillie - Flower; Innocence; Purity; Beauty
91. Kathleen - Little darling
92. Ellen - Bright one; Most beautiful woman
93. Marguerite - Pearl
94. Lucy - Light; Illumination
95. Nancy - Grace
96. Mattie - A lady
97. Jennie - God is gracious; Fair one
98. Lena - Name suffix.
99. Mae - Kinswomen
100. Eileen - Lively; Pleasant

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