Vintage nicknames for girls feel new again. Many modern parents are choosing to forgo traditional full forms and put an old-fashioned nickname on the birth certificate instead. Elsie, Winnie, and Millie outrank their more formal counterparts, Elsa, Winifred, and Mildred.
 
Along with Elsie and Millie, other vintage nicknames for girls in the US Top 1000 include Maisie, Nellie, Josie, Emmy, Belle, Evie, Hattie, and Rosie. You may not have heard of vintage nicknames such as Floy, Ibby, Sudie, and Winnet, which are all but forgotten, though could stand to be revived.
 
These vintage nicknames for girls might be worth a fresh look. Check our larger <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/220/Nicknames-for-Girls">Nicknames for Girls list</a> for more choices. And if it's adorable you're after, check out this list of <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/507/cute-baby-names">cute baby names</a>, which includes lots of nickname-names. For a complete guide to nickname options, read our <a href="https://nameberry.com/blog/nicknames-ultimate-guide">Ultimate Guide to Nicknames</a>.
 
<h2>Vintage Nicknames for Girls</h2>

Vintage Nicknames for Girls

Vintage short form of Bridget, very rarely still heard in Irish Catholic communities.

Biddie

Uncommon choice too reminiscent of "bidet". Try Bridie instead.

Bidu

A vintage nickname for Roberta or Barbara, most famously borne by Roberta "Bobbie" in Edith Nesbit's classic The Railway Children. Bobbie is one of the adorable boyish nicknames newly fashionable for girls. In tune with the likes of Stevie, Billie, Scottie, and Bonnie, Bobbie was at its most popular in the 1930s and 40s in the US, when it ranked in the Top 200.
 
Meaning "bright fame" from Roberta and "stranger" from Barbara, Bobbie has been out of the charts in the US since the 1990s, however, it remains well-used in England and Wales, where it ranked at #520 in a recent year. It is showing signs of moving up the US charts too, given to 91 girls in 2025 compared to 65 girls in the year prior.

Bobbie

Trapped somewhere in the nether region between Haddie and Catie, with the added confusion of sounding like someone who works on a golf course. Caddie Woodlawn was a TV heroine of the Old West in the 1980s. Caddie had its moment, but we don't see it becoming one of the more popular <a href="https://nameberry.com/search/girls-names/c">girl names starting with C</a>.
 
In Colonial times, Caddie was a nickname for Caroline.

Caddie

Vintage and retro nicknames, diminutives, and short form names for baby girls, old fashioned, old lady names with meanings, origin, and popularity (Page 8)