Unique Vintage Girl Names

This endearing nickname name is one Katherine pet form that predates all the Kathys and Katies, having been fairly common in the eighteenth century. With the current mini-craze for animal-related names, Kitty is sounding cute and cuddly again&mdash;she's already jumped back onto the U.K. list, at number 199.
 Kitty was one of the Bennet sisters in Pride and Prejudice and was a character in Dickens's Bleak House; Ginger Rogers won an Oscar for her performance in Kitty Foyle, and vintage TV fans might remember the alluring Miss Kitty in Gunsmoke. Since then there have been pop culture Kittys galore, including Calista Flockhart's character on Brothers and Sisters, a mom on That 70's Show and Kitty Pryde, one of the X-Men.
 Singer Kitty Carlisle was born Catherine, country singer Kitty Wells grew up as Muriel, and Presidential candidate's wife Kitty Dukakis was born Katharine.
 A historical reference is Kitty Hawk, where the Wright brothers performed their aeronautical experiments. 
 Short form Kit has been used in recent years for several strong-willed movie heroines and may prove a lively alternative to Kate.

Kitty

A rare variation of the stylish Lorelei, the name Lurlene is an intriguing blend of mystical, magical, and poetic, with just a hint of southern charm (ala Abilene, Lula, and Earle). Originally spelled as Lurline, it appeared as the name of the title character of an opera by William Vincent William in the 1860s. 


Lurlene

Albertine and Alberta are old-fashioned feminizations ala Geraldine and Roberta: a little bit clunky, a little bit regal, just waiting for a celeb to use them to make them cool again. Familiar in France and the US in the first half of the 20th-century, Albertine has since fallen out of style and hasn't appeared in the US stats since the 80s.
 
With the popularity of Clementine and Alba, however, is Albertine one to reconsider? Nicknames Bertie, Albie, Alba, and Birdie add a fresh twist.

Albertine

Unique vintage girl names can combine the best of both worlds. They're rare and uncommon like many 

include Verity, Beatrix, and Dora, while fanciful names like Olympia, Cordelia and Rosalind are also catching parents' eye. 

such as Lois, Polly, Constance, and Wilhelmina are also attracting attention among the hipsters and the tastemakers 

  but may have a generation or two before they work their way to the top of the list of popular names in the US.

These unique vintage names for girls have deep roots and rich histories but were given to 250 or fewer girls in the US last year, placing the majority of them 

They may be trending elsewhere, however, and have similar soundalikes in the charts, so it is good to take this into consideration.

Unique Vintage Girl Names, including female names from different eras in history, old lady names, old fashioned names for baby girls, with meanings, origins, and popularity (Page 10)