Best Vintage and Beautiful Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s
If you’re looking for a beautiful name for your little girl, take a look at these top 1950’s girl names. These vintage names are both stylish and timeless. Choose one of these names for your daughter and she will definitely stand out from the crowd!
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What Are the Best Vintage Names for Little Girls?
- Bonnie – has Scottish origin, meaning beautiful, cheerful
- Christine – has French origin, meaning Christian
- Diana – has Latin origin – meaning divine
- Jacqueline – has French origin, meaning supplanter
- Katherine – has Greek origin – meaning pure
- Laurie – has English origin – meaning bay laurel
- Marilyn – has English origin – meaning drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + lake
- Ruth – has Hebrew origin – meaning compassionate friend
- Victoria – has Latin origin meaning victory
These are some of the Best Vintage and Beautiful Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s
Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with A
- Alice – has German origin – meaning noble
- Anita – has Spanish origin – meaning grace, unguided
- Ann – has Hebrew English origin – meaning grace
- Anne – has Hebrew, French, English origin – meaning grace
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with B
- Barbara -has Latin origin, meaning foreign women
- Betty – has Hebrew origin, meaning pledge to God
- Beverly – has English origin, meaning dweller near the beaver stream
- Bonnie – has Scottish origin, meaning beautiful, cheerful
- Brenda – has Celtic origin, meaning blade of a sword
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with C
- Carol – has English origin, meaning free man
- Carolyn – unknown origin, meaning free man
- Catherine – Greek origin, meaning pure
- Cathy – has Greek origin, meaning pure
- Cheryl – modern invented name, variation of Cherie, French meaning darling
- Christine – has French origin, meaning Christian
- Cindy – has Greek and Latin origins, meaning light
- Connie – has Latin origin – meaning steadfast
- Cynthia – has Greek origin – meaning moon goddess or, woman from Kynthos
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with D
- Darlene – has English origin – meaning darling
- Debbie – has Hebrew origin – meaning bee
- Deborah – has Hebrew origin – meaning bee
- Debra – has Hebrew origin – meaning bee pared-down alternative to Deborah
- Denise – has French origin – meaning god of Nysa
- Diana – has Latin origin – meaning divine
- Diane – has French origin variation of Diana – meaning diving
- Donna – has Italian origin – meaning lady
- Doris – has Greek origin – meaning gift of the ocean
- Dorothy – has Greek origin – meaning gift of God
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with E
- Elaine – has French and Scottish origin – meaning bright, shining light
- Elizabeth – has Hebrew origin – meaning pledge to God
- Ellen – has English origin – variation of Helen meaning torch, shining light
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with F
- Frances – has Latin origin – meaning from France; free man
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with G
- Gail – has Hebrew origin – short form of Abigail meaning my father rejoices
- Gloria – has Latin origin – meaning glory
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with H
- Helen – has Greek origin – meaning torch, shining light
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with J
- Jacqueline – has French origin, meaning supplanter
- Jane – has English origin, meaning God is gracious
- Janet – has British origin, meaning God’s gracious gift – alternative to Jane
- Janice – has Hebrew origin, meaning God’s gracious gift – alternative to Jane
- Jean – has English and Scottish origin – from French alternative of meaning Johanna God is gracious
- Jennifer – has Cornish origin – meaning white shadow, white wave
- Jo – has American origin – meaning God is gracious
- Joan – has English origin – meaning God is gracious
- Joanne – has Latin origin – meaning God is gracious. A female form of John
- Joyce has Latin origin – meaning merry joyous
- Judith – has Hebrew origin – meaning women from Judea
- Judy – has Hebrew origin – meaning she will be praised
- Julie – has French origin – meaning youthful, sky father
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with K
- Karen – has Danish origin – meaning pure
- Katherine – has Greek origin – meaning pure
- Kathleen – has Irish origin – meaning pure
- Kathryn – has Greek origin – meaning pure
- Kathy – has Greek origin – meaning pure
- Kim – has Korean origin – meaning the clearing of the royal fortress
- Kimberly – has English origin – meaning Cyneburga’s meadow
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with L
- Laura – has Latin origin – meaning bay laure
- Laurie – has English origin – meaning bay laure
- Leslie – has Scottish origin – meaning garden of holly
- Linda – Spanish, Portuguese and Italian word name – meaning pretty
- Lisa – has English origin – meaning pledge to God
- Lori – has English origin – meaning “bay laurel
- Lynn – has Welsh origin – meaning lake
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with M
- Marcia – has Latin origin – meaning warlike
- Margaret – has Greek origin – meaning pearl
- Maria – has Latin origin – meaning drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved
- Marie – has Hebrew, French origin – meaning drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved
- Marilyn – has English origin – meaning drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + lake
- Martha – has Aramaic origin – meaning lady
- Mary – has Hebrew or Egyptian origin – meaning drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved
- Michelle – has French origin – meaning who is like God
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with N
- Nancy – has Hebrew, French origin – meaning grace
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with P
- Pamela – has English origin – meaning all honey
- Patricia – has Latin origin – meaning “noble, patrician
- Paula – has Portuguese origin – meaning small
- Peggy – has English, Greek origin – meaning pearl
- Phyllis – has Greek origin – meaning green bough
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with R
- Rebecca – has Hebrew origin – meaning to tie, bind
- Rhonda – has Welsh origin – meaning noisy one
- Rita – has Hindi origin – meaning pearl
- Robin – has English origin – meaning bright fame
- Rose – has Latin origin – meaning rose, a flower
- Ruth – has Hebrew origin – meaning compassionate friend
Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with S
- Sally – has English origin – meaning princess
- Sandra – has Greek origin – protector of humanity
- Sharon – has Hebrew origin – meaning a plain
- Sheila – has Irish origin – meaning blind one
- Sherry – has French origin – meaning darling; the life of any party
- Shirley – has English origin – meaning bright meadow
- Susan – has Hebrew origin – meaning lily
- Suzanne – has French origin – meaning lily
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with T
- Teresa has Spanish, Italian, Portuguese origin – meaning to harvest
- Terri – has English origin – meaning to harvest
- Terry – has English origin – meaning people´s ruler
- Theresa – has Spanish, Greek, Portuguese origin – meaning to harvest
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with V
- Valerie – has French origin – meaning strength, health
- Vicki – has Latin origin – meaning victory
- Vickie – has Latin origin – meaning victory and conqueror
- Victoria – has Latin origin meaning victory
- Virginia – has Latin origin – meaning virginal, pure
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Popular Baby Girl Names from the 1950’s that start with W
- Wanda – has Slavic origin – meaning shepherdess; wanderer
So, what do you think? Are any of these 1950’s girl names perfect for your little one? We hope you enjoyed this look at some beautiful and vintage baby girl names. If you’re still looking for the perfect name, be sure to check out our other blog posts on popular baby names or unique baby names. And don’t forget to share this post with your friends and family!
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