208 Classic Baby Names for Girls and Boys

These classic girl and boy names have familiar roots and lasting appeal, with alphabetical lists to make comparing your favorites easier.

Updated August 27, 2026

by Lauren Flake

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111 Classic Boy Names
97 Classic Girl Names

Classic baby names feel familiar without belonging to just one era. Some have remained in use for generations, while others return when parents revisit family names or choices from history and literature.

This list includes 208 classic baby names, divided into alphabetized boy and girl sections. Here, “classic” refers to names with established use that remain familiar across generations.

111 Classic Boy Names

1. Albert

2. Alfred

3. Allen

4. Alvin

5. Arnold

6. Arthur

7. Asher

8. Atticus

9. August

10. Basil

11. Benedict

12. Benjamin

13. Bernard

14. Caleb

15. Caspian

16. Cassius

17. Cecil

18. Charles

19. Clarence

20. Clifford

21. Clyde

22. Dale

23. Dennis

24. Donald

25. Earl

26. Edison

27. Edwin

28. Elliot

29. Elmer

30. Ernest

31. Eugene

32. Everett

33. Ezra

34. Felix

35. Finn

36. Floyd

37. Francis

38. Frederic

39. Gerald

40. Glenn

41. Harold

42. Harvey

43. Henry

44. Herbert

45. Howard

46. Hugo

47. Irving

48. Jack

49. James

50. Jasper

51. Jeffrey

52. John

53. Jonas

54. Jude

55. Kenneth

56. Lawrence

57. Lee

58. Leo

59. Leonard

60. Lewis

61. Lloyd

62. Luther

63. Martin

64. Marvin

65. Max

66. Michael

67. Miles

68. Milo

69. Murphy

70. Nathaniel

71. Neil

72. Noah

73. Norman

74. Oliver

75. Orson

76. Oscar

77. Oswald

78. Otis

79. Otto

80. Owen

81. Paul

82. Peter

83. Pierce

84. Quentin

85. Quincy

86. Quinn

87. Ralph

88. Randall

89. Raymond

90. Robert

91. Roger

92. Ronald

93. Roy

94. Russell

95. Samuel

96. Sebastian

97. Silas

98. Stanley

99. Terrence

100. Theodore

101. Vernon

102. Victor

103. Vincent

104. Wallace

105. Walter

106. Warren

107. Watson

108. Wayne

109. Wilbur

110. William

111. Winston

97 Classic Girl Names

1. Adelaide

2. Adeline

3. Alice

4. Amelia

5. Arlene

6. Aurelia

7. Aurora

8. Barbara

9. Beatrice

10. Betsy

11. Betty

12. Beverly

13. Billie

14. Bonnie

15. Carol

16. Catherine

17. Charlotte

18. Clara

19. Constance

20. Cora

21. Daisy

22. Daphne

23. Darlene

24. Dolores

25. Dorothy

26. Edith

27. Edna

28. Eleanor

29. Eloise

30. Elsie

31. Esme

32. Esther

33. Evelyn

34. Florence

35. Frances

36. Freya

37. Gail

38. Genevieve

39. Gloria

40. Grace

41. Hazel

42. Hedy

43. Ida

44. Irene

45. Iris

46. Ivy

47. Joan

48. Josephine

49. Joyce

50. Judith

51. June

52. Lillian

53. Lois

54. Loretta

55. Lorraine

56. Lucille

57. Mabel

58. Margaret

59. Marilyn

60. Marjorie

61. Nanette

62. Nora

63. Norma

64. Octavia

65. Olive

66. Opal

67. Ophelia

68. Patsy

69. Peggy

70. Penelope

71. Phoebe

72. Phyllis

73. Polly

74. Priscilla

75. Prudence

76. Queenie

77. Rhea

78. Rose

79. Rosemary

80. Ruby

81. Ruth

82. Scarlet

83. Shirley

84. Sophia

85. Stella

86. Susan

87. Sylvia

88. Tabitha

89. Theresa

90. Tilly

91. Ursula

92. Violet

93. Virginia

94. Wanda

95. Willa

96. Wilma

97. Winifred

When a few names stand out, say each one with your baby’s middle and last name. Check the initials, likely nicknames, and whether the full name feels as natural for an adult as it does for a child.

For more ideas, see our old-fashioned baby names and Elegant Names for Girls and Boys, or visit our baby names hub.

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Lauren Flake

Lauren Flake is a wife, mom to two girls, watercolor artist, seventh-generation Texan, and early-onset Alzheimer's daughter. She is the author and co-illustrator of two award-winning children's books for grieving preschoolers, Where Did My Sweet Grandma Go? and Where Did My Sweet Grandpa Go?, and the editor of Love of Dixie magazine. She loves green tea, dark chocolate, and collecting all things turquoise.

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