Top 200 Old Fashioned Baby girl Names

Here is the 200 most popular old fashioned baby girl names prior to 1950.

Posted on October 10, 2019 | Comments

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

Mary - Bitter
Dorothy - Talented one; gift of God
Helen - Shining light; sun ray, shining light
Margaret - pearl
Ruth - Friend; friend, companion
Mildred - Mild; Power
Virginia - Chaste; Pure
Elizabeth - My God is bountiful; God of plenty
Frances - From France; Free
Anna - God was gracious; God has shown favor.
Betty - My God is bountiful; God of plenty
Evelyn - Lively; Pleasant
Marie - Bitter
Doris - A dorian woman; Of the sea; from Doris; gift
Alice - Noble
Florence - Flowering
Irene - Peace; peace
Lillian - Innocence; Purity; Beauty
Louise - From the place of laurel trees; Honor; Victory
Rose - Rose
Catherine - Pure; Innocent
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.
Martha - A lady
Marjorie - Pearl
Eleanor - Shining light
Ruby - the red gemstone
Edna - Fire
Josephine - God wiIl multiply
Lucille - Light
Ethel - Noble; noble
Thelma - Nursing; will, volition
Edith - Joyous
Jean - God is merciful
Hazel - The hazel nut tree; Commander; the hazel tree
Annie - Gracious; He (God) has favored me
Pauline - Petite; small
Grace - Grace
Lois - Warrior maiden
Esther - Star
Bernice - One who brings victory
Beatrice - Happy; Bringer of joy; voyager (through life); blessed
Gertrude - Spear maiden
Marion - Little Mary
Clara - Clear, bright, famous
Katherine - Pure
Emma - Whole; Complete
Barbara - Traveler from a foreign land
Jane - God is gracious
Ann - Gracious; He (God) has favored me
Sarah - Princess; princess
Elsie - God's oath
Rita - Pearl; Precious
June - Name of a month
Agnes - Chaste
Julia - Youthful
Shirley - From the white meadow; bright meadow
Bertha - Intelligent; Bright; Famous
Eva - Life; life, animal
Viola - Violet; purple
Geraldine - Rules by the spear
Juanita - God is gracious
Pearl - Pearl
Laura - The laurel tree; Sweet bay tree; Honor; Victory
Vivian - The Lady of the Lake
Anne - God's grace
Ida - Prosperous; Diligent
Kathryn - Pure; Innocent
Myrtle - Flower; Symbol of victory
Norma - Model; the standard or norm
Lorraine - Warrior maiden; from Lorraine
Bessie - My God is bountiful; God of plenty
Phyllis - Leafy branch; Dear; greenery
Marian - Bitter
Willie - Fierce protector
Vera - Truth
Nellie - Shining light
Violet - Violet; purple
Wilma - Fierce protector
Charlotte - Petite; Feminine
Alma - Good
Maxine - The greatest
Stella - star
Mabel - My fair maid; Lovely
Jessie - Rich; He sees
Sylvia - woods, forest
Genevieve - White wave
Minnie - Fierce protector
Ella - Beautiful fairy woman
Leona - Lion
Lillie - Flower; Innocence; Purity; Beauty
Kathleen - Little darling
Ellen - Bright one; Most beautiful woman
Marguerite - Pearl
Lucy - Light; Illumination
Nancy - Grace
Mattie - A lady
Jennie - God is gracious; Fair one
Lena - Name suffix.
Mae - Kinswomen
Eileen - Lively; Pleasant