Home Baby Help Sticking with Tradition: Classic Baby Names for Boys & Girls By Eva Ingvarson CeriseSeptember 1, 2021 Search more like this baby-nameswarriorstrangersecurityold-fashionedaccordnamefeaturecome Read next Baby Help The Best Organic Clothes for Babies & Toddlers Baby Help 45 Pumpkin Carving Designs That’ll Wow the Neighborhood Baby Help Target’s Best Holiday Deals Start Sooner Than You Think Baby Help This Larger Than Life Mister Rogers Monument is Exactly What the World Needs Baby Help Want a Free Donut on Halloween? Here’s How to Get One from Krispy Kreme These names aren’t old-fashioned; they’re classics! These traditional baby names are the most popular names for girls and boys in the past 100 years, according to the Social Security Administration. We’ll also tell you where each name comes from and what it means. Top 10 Classic Baby Names for Girls photo: iStock MaryOrigin: HebrewMeaning: BelovedPatriciaOrigin: LatinMeaning: NobleJenniferOrigin: EnglishMeaning: White waveLindaOrigin: SpanishMeaning: PrettyElizabethOrigin: HebrewMeaning: My God is an oath photo: iStock BarbaraOrigin: GreekMeaning: Stranger, foreignerSusanOrigin: HebrewMeaning: LilyJessicaOrigin: HebrewMeaning: God beholdsSarahOrigin: HebrewMeaning: PrincessKarenOrigin: ScandinavianMeaning: Pure Top 10 Classic Baby Names for Boys photo: iStock JamesOrigin: HebrewMeaning: SupplanterJohnOrigin: HebrewMeaning: God is graciousRobertOrigin: EnglishMeaning: Bright fameMichaelOrigin: HebrewMeaning: Who is like God?WilliamOrigin: GermanMeaning: Strong-willed warrior photo: iStock DavidOrigin: HebrewMeaning: BelovedRichardOrigin: GermanMeaning: Strong rulerJosephOrigin: HebrewMeaning: God will increaseThomasOrigin: GreekMeaning: TwinCharlesOrigin: EnglishMeaning: Free man —Eva Ingvarson Cerise featured photo: iStock RELATED STORIES: City Love: Baby Names That Show Your Regional Pride These Are the Hottest Baby Names of 2020 These Are the Most Sought After Royal Inspired Baby Names in 2020
