Right now, Victorian baby names are experiencing a surge in popularity. That’s not a huge surprise. Besides the interest in popular period dramas like Bridgerton, Victorian baby names are known for being timeless and surprisingly varied in terms of vibe – there are Victorian baby names for parents-to-be who are looking for something ethereal and dreamy, classic and polished, unusual and unique, just plain cute, and everything in between.
An worth-knowing tidbit: the Victorian era refers to the years of Queen Victoria’s reign in England, 1837 to 1901. The following names originated in that period or were inspired by names that did; we also included the baby name meanings, sourced on Nameberry. They may be worth adding to your list of potential baby names – or at least reading through to see if they spark any inspiration.
Victorian Boy Names
- Abraham: Father of multitudes
- Albert: Noble, bright
- Alfred: Wise counselor
Alvin: Noble friend
Anton: Variation of Anthony, which means “from Antium”- Archie: Variation of Archibald, which means “truly brave”
- Arnold: Ruler, strong as an eagle
Arthur: Bear
Augustus: Great, magnificent- Baxter: Baker
- Benedict: Blessed
- Bernard: Strong, brave as a bear
- Bram: Variation of Abraham, which means “father of multitudes”
- Cassius: Hollow
- Cecil: Blind
- Charles: Man, free man
- Christian: Anointed one or follower of Christ
- Chester: Fortress, walled town
- Clarence: Bright
Claude: Lame, enclosure
Clifford: Lives near the ford by the cliff- Clyde: Scottish river name
- Colin: Diminutive of Nicholas
- Douglas: Black water
- Duncan: Dark warrior
Earl: English aristocratic title- Edgar: Wealthy spearsman
- Edison: Son of Edith or Adam
- Edmund: Fortunate protector
- Edward: Wealthy guardian
Edwin: Wealthy friend- Elmer: Noble and renowned
- Enoch: Dedicated
- Ephraim: Fruitful, fertile, productive
Ernest: Serious, resolute- Eugene: Wellborn, noble
- Everett: Brave boar
Ewart: Shepherd, wealthy guardian- Fletcher: Arrow-maker
- Floyd: Gray-haired
- Frank: Frenchman or free man
- George: Farmer
- Gilbert: Shining pledge
- Grover: Lives near a grove of trees
- Harold: Army ruler
- Harvey: Battle worthy
- Henry: Estate ruler
- Herbert: Bright army
- Howard: Brave heart
- Hugh: Mind, intellect
- Ira: Watchful one, peace
- Ives: Yew wood
- Jack: Diminutive of John, meaning “God is gracious”
- James: Supplanter
- John: God is gracious
- Julius: Youthful, downy-bearded
- Larkin: Rough, fierce
- Lawrence: From Laurentium
- Leo: Lion
- Lester: English place-name; phonetic form of Leicester
Livingstone: Someone who travels into little-known regions, missionary
Lloyd: Gray
Louis: Renowned warrior
Lord: Loaf keeper
Ludwig: Famous warrior- Luther: Army people
- Mack: Son of
- Marion: Derivative of Mary, drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved
- Martin: Warlike
- Merritt: Boundary gate
Milton: Settlement with a mill- Oliver: Olive tree
- Oscar: God spear, or deer-lover or champion warrior
- Otis: Variation of Otto, which means wealthy
- Otto: Wealthy
- Palmerston: One who holds a palm
- Patrick: Noble, patrician
- Percy: Surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
- Phineas: The Nubian
- Ralph: Wolf-counsel
- Raymond: Wise protector
- Robert: Bright fame
- Roy: Red-haired
- Samuel: Told by God
- Silas: Of the forest; or prayed for
- Stanley: Near the stony clearing
- Sterling: Of the highest quality
- Sidney: Saint Denis
- Simeon: He [God] has heard
- Simon: He has heard; flat-nosed
- Temple: Dweller near the temple
- Thaddeus: Gift of God
- Theodore: Gift of God
Thomas: Twin- Victor: Conqueror
- Virgil: Staff bearer
- Walter: Army ruler
- Warren: Park keeper
- Watson: Son of Wat or son of Walter
- Wellington: People living in the hamlet in the cleared area near the temple
- Wilbur: Resolute, brilliant
- Wiley: Resolute protection; from Wylye
- William: Resolute protection
Victorian Girl Names
- Ada: Noble, nobility
- Adelaide: Noble, nobility
- Adelia: Noble, nobility
- Adolpha: Noble wolf
- Agatha: Good woman
- Agnes: Pure
- Alberta: Noble, bright
- Alexandra: Defending men
Alfreda: Elf power- Alice: Noble
- Alma: Soul
- Anna: Grace
- Arabella: Yielding to prayer
- Audrey: Noble strength
- Augusta: Great, magnificent
- Beatrice: She who brings happiness, blessed
- Bessie: Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning pledged to God
- Beryl: Sea-green jewel
- Beulah: Married
- Blanche: White
- Briar: A thorny patch
Caroline: Free man- Charlotte: Free man
- Clara: Bright, clear
- Clementine: Mild, merciful
- Constance: Steadfastness
- Cora: Maiden
- Cordelia: Heart; daughter of the sea
- Daphne: Laurel tree, bay tree
- Della: Diminutive of Adela, meaning noble
- Doris: Gift of the ocean
- Dorothy: Gift of God
- Ebba: Fortress of riches, or strength of a boar
- Edith: Prosperous in war
- Edna: Rejuvenation, delight
- Effie: Pleasant speech
- Eleanora: Form of Eleanor, meaning unknown
- Elizabeth: Pledged to God
- Ella: All, completely; fairy maiden
- Elsie: Pledged to God
- Emmeline: Work
- Estelle: Star
- Esther: Star
- Ethel: Noble maiden
- Eveline: Desired; or water, island
- Evie: Life
- Frances: From France; free man
- Flora: Flower
- Florence: Flourishing, prosperous
- Grace: Grace
- Gertrude: Strength of a spear
- Harriet: Estate ruler
- Hattie: Diminutive of Harriet, meaning estate ruler
- Hazel: The hazelnut tree
- Helena: Torch; shining light
- Ida: Industrious one
- Irene: Peace
- Jane: God is gracious
- Josepha: Jehovah increases
- Josephine: Jehovah increases
- Kate: Diminutive of Katherine, meaning pure
- Lena: Bright, beautiful
- Lillian: Lily; pledged to God
- Lottie: Free man
Louise: Renowned warrior- Luella: Variation of Louella, which was a combination of Louise and Ella
- Lula: Renowned warrior
- Mabel: Diminutive of Amabel, meaning lovable
- Mae: Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, meaning bitter or pearl
- Maisie: Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, meaning bitter or pearl
- Mamie: Diminutive of Mary or Margaret, meaning pearl
- Margaret: Pearl
- Marie: Drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved
- Marjorie: Diminutive of Margaret, meaning pearl
- Martha: Lady
- Matilda: Battle-mighty
- Mattie: Diminutive of Martha or Matilda, meaning lady or battle-mighty
- Maude: Diminutive of Matilda, meaning battle-mighty
- Melita: Honey
- Mildred: Gentle strength
- Minnie: Diminutive of Minerva, meaning of the mind, intellect
- Myrtle: Myrtle
- Nannie: Variation of Hannah, meaning grace
- Nellie: Diminutive of Helen or Eleanor, meaning horn
- Norah: Woman of honor, light
- Ottilie: Prosperous in battle
- Pearl: Pearl
- Penelope: Weaver
- Rayne: Queen
- Rosie: Rose
- Ruperta: Bright fame
- Sadie: Diminutive of Sarah, meaning princess
- Sarah: Princess
- Theodora: Gift of God
- Tillie: Battle mighty
- Vera: Faith
- Victoria: Victory
- Viola: Violet
- Wilhelmina: Resolute protection
- Willie: Resolute protector
- Winnie: Diminutive of Winifred, meaning holy peacemaking, gentle friend
- Zadie: Variation of Sadie, meaning princess
