Old Money Baby Girl Names

As a mother of five children, including three daughters, I've spent countless hours researching baby names. There's something particularly enchanting about old money names - they carry an air of timeless elegance and sophistication that's hard to resist. These names often have rich histories dating back generations and are associated with some of society's most prominent families.

Whether you're drawn to their classic appeal or simply love their refined sound, here's a comprehensive list of 100 old money names for your baby girl.

I’ve included the meaning, origin, and association for each name on the list. These factors were important to me as I was choosing my daughters’ names and preparing for their arrival. I hope they help you as well!

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Old Money Baby Girl Names

Adeline

  • Meaning: Noble, nobility

  • Origin: Germanic

  • Association: Popular among European aristocracy in the 19th century, with notable bearers including Adeline Dutton Train Whitney, a prominent American writer from a distinguished Boston family

Blair

  • Meaning: Dweller on the plain or battlefield

  • Origin: Scottish

  • Association: Made famous by the Blair family of New Jersey, who were prominent in American banking and railroad development during the Gilded Age

Caroline

  • Meaning: Free woman, feminine form of Charles

  • Origin: French, derived from Latin

  • Association: Associated with American aristocracy through Caroline Astor, the prominent socialite who defined New York's Gilded Age society, and Caroline Kennedy, member of the Kennedy dynasty

Diana

  • Meaning: Divine, heavenly

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Forever linked to British royalty through Princess Diana, but also a classic name among American upper-class families

Eleanor

  • Meaning: Light-hearted, shining light

  • Origin: French, derived from Provençal

  • Association: Associated with American nobility through Eleanor Roosevelt, who came from the prominent Roosevelt family before becoming First Lady

Frances

  • Meaning: Free one, from France

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common among British aristocracy, including Frances Shand Kydd, Princess Diana's mother

Georgia

  • Meaning: Farmer, earth worker

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Popular among Southern aristocracy, particularly in prominent plantation-owning families

Helena

  • Meaning: Bright, shining light

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Featured prominently in European royal families, including Princess Helena of the United Kingdom, Queen Victoria's daughter

Isabel

  • Meaning: Pledged to God

  • Origin: Spanish, variation of Elizabeth

  • Association: Common among European nobility, particularly in Spain and Portugal's royal families

Jacqueline

  • Meaning: Supplanter, feminine form of Jacques

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Forever associated with American royalty through Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, who epitomized grace and sophistication

Katherine

  • Meaning: Pure

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: A favorite among British royalty and American society families, including Katharine Graham of the Washington Post dynasty

Louisa

  • Meaning: Famous warrior

  • Origin: French, Germanic

  • Association: Popular among New England's literary elite, including Louisa May Alcott of the transcendentalist movement

Margaret

  • Meaning: Pearl

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common in British aristocracy and among American industrial dynasties, including Margaret Carnegie Miller

Natalie

  • Meaning: Born on Christmas Day

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among Russian nobility, including Natalie Portman's chosen name, inspired by classic aristocratic styling

Olivia

  • Meaning: Olive tree

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Featured prominently in British upper society since the 17th century

Patricia

  • Meaning: Noble

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among American society families, including Patricia Kennedy Lawford of the Kennedy dynasty

Quinn

  • Meaning: Counsel, wisdom

  • Origin: Irish

  • Association: Traditional surname-turned-first-name among Irish-American elite families

Regina

  • Meaning: Queen

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common among European royal families and American society families

Savannah

  • Meaning: Large grassy plain

  • Origin: Spanish

  • Association: Popular among Southern aristocracy, particularly in Georgia's old money families

Theodora

  • Meaning: Gift of God

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common in Byzantine royalty and later European aristocratic families

Ursula

  • Meaning: Little bear

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Featured in British aristocracy, including the Guinness brewing dynasty

Victoria

  • Meaning: Victory

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Forever associated with British royalty through Queen Victoria and subsequent generations

Winifred

  • Meaning: Blessed peacemaking

  • Origin: Welsh

  • Association: Popular among British upper classes during the Victorian era

Ximena

  • Meaning: One who listens

  • Origin: Spanish

  • Association: Traditional among Spanish aristocracy and Latin American elite families

Yvette

  • Meaning: Yew tree

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Common among French aristocracy and later American society families

Zoë

  • Meaning: Life

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Popular among European nobility and New York society families

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Adelaide

  • Meaning: Noble kind

  • Origin: Germanic

  • Association: Named after numerous European queens and aristocrats

Beatrice

  • Meaning: Bringer of joy

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common in British royalty, including Princess Beatrice of York

Cordelia

  • Meaning: Daughter of the sea

  • Origin: Latin, Celtic

  • Association: Popular among New England's oldest families

Dorothea

  • Meaning: Gift of God

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among European aristocracy and American industrial families

Elizabeth

  • Meaning: God is my oath

  • Origin: Hebrew

  • Association: The name of multiple British queens and countless society figures

Florence

  • Meaning: Flourishing, prosperous

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among British nobility and American suffragettes

Genevieve

  • Meaning: Woman of the race

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Favored by French aristocracy and later American society families

Harriet

  • Meaning: Ruler of the home

  • Origin: Germanic

  • Association: Common among British gentry and American abolitionists

Imogen

  • Meaning: Maiden

  • Origin: Celtic

  • Association: Popular among British aristocracy and theatrical families

Josephine

  • Meaning: God will increase

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Associated with French empress Joséphine Bonaparte

Kitty

  • Meaning: Pure

  • Origin: English, diminutive of Katherine

  • Association: Common nickname among British aristocracy

Lillian

  • Meaning: Lily flower

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among American society families, including Lillian Gish

Madeleine

  • Meaning: Woman from Magdala

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Common among French nobility and American diplomatic families

Noelle

  • Meaning: Born on Christmas

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Popular among European aristocracy

Octavia

  • Meaning: Eighth

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common in Roman nobility and British aristocratic families

Penelope

  • Meaning: Weaver

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Popular among European nobility and American society families

Rosemary

  • Meaning: Dew of the sea

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common among American political dynasties, including Rosemary Kennedy

Sophia

  • Meaning: Wisdom

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Name of numerous European queens and princesses

Tatiana

  • Meaning: Fairy queen

  • Origin: Russian, Greek

  • Association: Associated with Russian royalty through Grand Duchess Tatiana Nikolaevna

Valentina

  • Meaning: Strong, healthy

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among Italian nobility and European aristocracy

Wilhelmina

  • Meaning: Resolute protection

  • Origin: Germanic

  • Association: Name of several Dutch queens and European royalty

Alexandra

  • Meaning: Defender of mankind

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among European royalty and Russian imperial family

Beatrix

  • Meaning: Voyager, traveler

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Name of Dutch royalty, including former Queen Beatrix

Constance

  • Meaning: Steadfast

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among French nobility and American society families

Daphne

  • Meaning: Laurel tree

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among British aristocracy and society figures

Eugenia

  • Meaning: Well-born

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Featured in European royal families and American society

Felicity

  • Meaning: Happiness

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among British gentry and colonial American families

Gwendolyn

  • Meaning: White ring, blessed

  • Origin: Welsh

  • Association: Common among British aristocracy and Celtic nobility

Honoria

  • Meaning: Woman of honor

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Traditional among Roman nobility and British aristocracy

Isabelle

  • Meaning: Pledged to God

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Featured in multiple European royal families

Juliana

  • Meaning: Youthful

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Name of Dutch royalty and European aristocracy

Lavinia

  • Meaning: From Rome

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among British aristocracy and Roman noble families

Marianne

  • Meaning: Bitter grace

  • Origin: French, Hebrew

  • Association: Common among European nobility and American society

Nicolette

  • Meaning: Victory of the people

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Popular among French aristocracy and society families

Philippa

  • Meaning: Lover of horses

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among British royalty and European nobility

Rosamund

  • Meaning: Horse protection

  • Origin: Germanic

  • Association: Featured in British aristocracy and medieval nobility

Seraphina

  • Meaning: Fiery ones

  • Origin: Hebrew

  • Association: Popular among Italian nobility and American society families

Theodosia

  • Meaning: Gift of God

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Featured in American colonial aristocracy, including Theodosia Burr

Arabella

  • Meaning: Yielding to prayer

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among British aristocracy and American society families

Beatrice

  • Meaning: Bringer of joy

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common in European royalty and nobility

Cecilia

  • Meaning: Blind to one's own beauty

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Featured in Roman nobility and British aristocracy

Delphine

  • Meaning: Dolphin

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among French nobility and European aristocracy

Evangeline

  • Meaning: Bearer of good news

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Popular among American literary families and society figures

Francesca

  • Meaning: From France, free

  • Origin: Italian

  • Association: Common among Italian nobility and European aristocracy

Georgiana

  • Meaning: Farmer

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Featured in British aristocracy, including Georgiana Cavendish

Henrietta

  • Meaning: Ruler of the home

  • Origin: French

  • Association: Popular among European royalty and American colonial families

Isadora

  • Meaning: Gift of Isis

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among European artistic aristocracy

Josepha

  • Meaning: God will increase

  • Origin: Spanish

  • Association: Featured in Habsburg nobility and European royal families

Leonora

  • Meaning: Light

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Popular among Italian nobility and British aristocracy

Magdalena

  • Meaning: From Magdala

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Common among European nobility and society families

Nathania

  • Meaning: Gift of God

  • Origin: Hebrew

  • Association: Featured in European Jewish aristocracy

Ophelia

  • Meaning: Help

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Popular among Danish nobility and British society families

Perdita

  • Meaning: Lost

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Featured in British aristocracy and theatrical families

Quintana

  • Meaning: Fifth

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Common among Spanish nobility and society families

Rosalind

  • Meaning: Beautiful rose

  • Origin: Germanic

  • Association: Popular among British aristocracy and literary families

Sylvia

  • Meaning: From the forest

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Featured in Roman nobility and American society families

Thomasina

  • Meaning: Twin

  • Origin: Aramaic

  • Association: Common among British gentry and European nobility

Valentina

  • Meaning: Strong, healthy

  • Origin: Latin

  • Association: Popular among Italian nobility and Russian aristocracy

Winifred

  • Meaning: Blessed peacemaking

  • Origin: Welsh

  • Association: Featured in British aristocracy and American society families

Xiomara

  • Meaning: Famous in battle

  • Origin: Spanish

  • Association: Common among Spanish nobility and Latin American elite families

Yseult

  • Meaning: Fair

  • Origin: Celtic

  • Association: Featured in medieval nobility and romantic legends

Zenobia

  • Meaning: Life of Zeus

  • Origin: Greek

  • Association: Associated with ancient royalty and European nobility

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