Classic Baby Names

Classic baby names that ranked among the top 50 in the SSA charts between 1950 and 1990 — enduringly elegant choices.

Showing 193–240 of 250 names

Powerful ruler; brave power

bright fame

Bright fame

Island of reeds

Famous spear

Ruler's counsel

Companion, friend, vision of beauty

Little king

Heard by God; listener

Heard by God

Defender of mankind

princess, lady

Princess, noblewoman

Scottish, Old English

from Scotland, a Scot, or a wanderer

God is gracious

old river

A fertile plain, or a plain of Sharon

Hebrew (via Irish)

God is gracious

Blind; heavenly

French, English

Beloved, darling; also a type of fortified wine

Bright meadow

Resurrection; fruitful

Resurrection

Crown, garland

Crown, garland

Crown, garland

Crown, garland, honor

lily

palm tree, date palm

fairy queen

Sanskrit, Irish, Marshallese

star; hill; earth goddess

cutter of cloth, tailor

Harvester, hunter

English, diminutive of Teresa or Terence

harvester, reaper

Germanic, Old French

Powerful ruler; people's ruler

Harvester, from the Greek island of Therasia

Twin

Manifestation of God

Honoring God

Follower of Christ, or short form of names ending in -tina

fox

Priceless, invaluable

English, Russian

praiseworthy, beyond praise

Greek, English (Norman French)

From Thrace, meaning 'brave' or 'harvest'

English (Norman French)

toll collector, crossroads

English, Irish, Greek

foot soldier, or from the ancient city of Troy

English occupational surname

tile maker, roof tiler

Literary invention (English)

Literary invention, often associated with 'butterfly' or 'Phanessa'

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