The vintage baby names that are coming back into fashion

Meet Theodore, Quentin and Dorothy: The ‘new, old’ baby names that are back in fashion

  • Old fashioned baby names are coming back into fashion, according to experts
  • Naming consultant Michelle has made a huge list of newly popular ‘old names’
  • Esther, Aurelia and Dorothy for girls, Theodore, Grover and Quentin for boys

A video revealing in-vogue vintage baby names has gone viral – proving monikers from times gone by are back in fashion in a big way.

Baby naming consultant Michelle, who posts under her business name ‘Grow Little Wildflower’ on Instagram, is thrilled to see old names become new again.

She shared a video with some of the top ‘new, old’ names for the new year, which include Posey for a girl and Walter for a boy.

Baby naming consultant Michelle, who posts under her business name ‘Grow Little Wildflower’ on Instagram, is thrilled to see old names become new again

The video, which has over 170,000 likes also mentions Aurelia, Effie and Esther as perfect choices for girls.

While Ted, Winston and August were some of her highlights for boys.

And if the names on her list don’t resonate, Michelle has other tips to finding the perfect throwback name for your baby.

‘Look back through your family history…you may just find a name from generations ago that fits so perfectly within your little family today,’ she said.

She also asked for people to share their own vintage names, in the hopes it could inspire parents still looking for ‘the one’.

‘I’m expecting another little girl in May, I’m naming her Emmeline,’ one woman said.

‘My girls are Daisy and Hattie,’ said another. 

She shared a video with some of the top 'new, old' names for the new year, which include Posey for a girl and Walter for a boy

She shared a video with some of the top ‘new, old’ names for the new year, which include Posey for a girl and Walter for a boy

‘Anyone have any name suggestions to go with Camille? I’m trying to find an older name, not too common but not obscure. Love Daphne but already know one.’

‘We have ten children. Their names and nicknames are Clyde, Anabel, Willamena (Mena) George, Henry (Hank), Birdy, Ebenezer (Eb), Dorothy (Dot), Frances (Frankie), Walter (Walt),’ added a third.

Some people whose names made the list even commented. 

‘I am an Esther, very rare these days but I appreciate the thought my parents put into it,’ said another.

‘I’m Aurelia. So proud to have this name. It’s so special and beautiful. Never meet someone with the same name.’ 

And while many people appeared thrilled by the resurgence some were very vocal about their hatred for the names.

‘These are sad beige names for sad beige children,’ one woman said.

‘I am sorry, but Archibald?’ another said. 

‘Please don’t name your kid Dixie,’ scolded another.

What are Michelle’s top picks for newly popular ‘vintage’ names? 

 For girls

Aurelia

Posey 

Effie 

Elsie

Edith

Esther 

Betty

Vivienne 

Hattie

Goldie 

Birdie 

Viola

Polly 

Winnie

Clara

Dorothy

Ida 

Olive 

Zelda

Adeline

Dixie 

Genevieve 

Hazel  

 For boys

Walter

Ted 

Winston

August 

Archibald 

Milton

Silas 

Harris

Wiley

Max

Stanley

Finn 

Bennedict

Otto 

 Oliver

Miles

Theodore

 Quentin

 Grover

Ezra 

Caspian

Vance

Jasper    

 Source: Grow Little Wildflower



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