Classic baby names are experiencing a comeback, and we couldn't be happier about it. At Baby Notebook, we create custom baby books with a timeless aesthetic. Recently, we asked our Instagram audience to share their Grandmother's name to inspire a generation of little girls with beautiful, timeless names. We loved them so much that we used them to inspire this roundup of classic baby names. Check them out and find the perfect name for your little one!
If you're searching for boy names, scroll down to find our favorite classic baby names for boys.
Beautiful Classic Baby Girl Names from the Baby Notebook Community
We decided to create this post after we received an enthusiastic response to an Instagram Reel asking people to share their grandmothers' names. The idea was to inspire a generation of little girls with beautiful, timeless names. Here are some of our favorites.
A Names
Alma
Althea
Anastasia
Anne
Aulie
Aurora
B Names
Beatrice
Beverly
Blanca
Bonnie
C Names
Caroline
Catherine
Clarice
D Names
Daphne
Darlene
Dolly
Dorothy
E Names
Edith
Edna
Ella
Elsie
Esther
Evelyn
F Names
Felicita
Florene
Francesca
G Names
Genevieve
Gertrude
Gladys
Grace
Gwendolyn
H Names
Harriet
Helen
Hortencia
I Names
Ina
Irene
Isabel
J Names
Jeannette
Joan
Joyce
Juanita
June
K Names
Korina
L Names
Lana
Laura
Leila
Lillian
Lorraine
Lucille
M Names
Magdalena
Manemma
Margaret
Marie
Mary
Maude
N Names
Nadine
Naomi
Neva
Noriko
O Names
Olga
Olivia
P Names
Patricia
Pauline
Polly
Priscilla
Q Names
Queenie
R Names
Rachel
Rebecca
Rita
Rose
Rosalie
Ruth
S Names
Sally
Sandy
Shirley
Sue
T Names
Teresa
Trina
U Names
Una
V Names
Virginia
Viola
W Names
Winnifred
Y Names
Yana
Yvonne
Z Names
Zelda
Zora
The Instagram Reel mentioned above got so many responses that we couldn't fit them all here. People shared over 500 ideas for girls' names! You can see the original Reel (and follow Baby Notebook!) on Instagram.
More Classic Baby Names for Boys
Our Instagram community also inspired us to research classic baby names for boys! Here are some of our favorites that we've found. They range from dapper and dignified to adorable.
A Names
Albert
Alexander
Amos
Anthony
Asa
B Names
Barrett
Bernard
Brian
Bruce
C Names
Carl
Cedric
Charles
Clarence
Curtis
D Names
David
Dennis
E Names
Edward
Edwin
Eugene
Everett
Ezra
F Names
Felix
Finn
Francis
Franklin
Frederick
G Names
Gerald
Gordon
H Names
Harvey
Henry
I Names
Isaac
Isaiah
J Names
James
Jasper
Jerome
Jesse
John
Joseph
K Names
L Names
Lawrence
Leonard
Lewis
M Names
Manuel
Matthew
Mckenzie
Michael
Miles
N Names
Nathaniel
Noah
O Names
Oliver
Oscar
Otis
P Names
Patrick
Peter
Q Names
Quinn
R Names
Richard
Robert
Roy
S Names
Samuel
Sidney
Silas
Steven
T Names
Terry
Theodore
Thomas
U Names
Uri
V Names
Vaughn
Vernon
Vincent
W Names
Walter
Warren
William
X Names
Xander
Xavier
Y Names
Yousef
Z Names
Zachariah
Zane
Zion
Telling Your Baby's Story
At Baby Notebook, we love that people are bringing back classic baby names. Your baby's name becomes part of their story – one that starts before they're even born. Now that you're preparing for your little one's arrival, you can start documenting that story with the Baby Notebook app.
The first three chapters of Baby Notebook's Baby Book are dedicated to your family's story before your baby arrives. The Pregnancy, Family, and Home chapters lay the groundwork for your child's story. You can even share how you chose a classic baby name!
For pregnant parents, you can start adding photos, milestones, and journal entries. At 20 weeks, we'll begin sending weekly notifications for you to update your baby book. Within just a few minutes a week, you'll be up to date on your baby book by the time your baby is born.
These notifications will keep you on track throughout your baby's first year. By the time their first birthday rolls around, you'll have a complete baby book!
We want all families to have a custom baby book they can treasure for years. Our flexible layouts, titles, and prompts make it adaptable whether you're giving birth or adopting. They also work for LGBTQ+ families. You can even edit the family tree to reflect your unique family structure.
Download the Baby Notebook app and start documenting your baby's journey today!
Thank you to Jessica B. Seattle Photography for the sweet image included in this post.