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Whether it’s due to the return of Succession, or our perennial obsession with Britain's many aristocrats, old money baby names are having a moment.
“Old money names conjure up the aspirational lifestyle provided by generational wealth – elite country clubs, prep schools and holidays in the countryside,” Nameberry expert Sophie Kihm says.
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“Old money names serve as connectors to past generations. This can be in a literal sense, through family surnames or handing down notable first names to descendants. It can also be more ephemeral, through the old money style.”
Nameberry has done its research and found the top boy and girl old money baby names, along with the top old money last names (that can be used as first names), old money family names and old money nicknames.
Several of the top old money girl names include monikers with literary connections, such as Antigone and Cressida, or names that were initially more masculine such as Bryce and Schuyler.
The top 15 old money girl names
Allegra
Antigone
Araminta
Calista
Cressida
Bryce
Darby
Emeline
Georgina
Honora
Pandora
Rosamund
Schuyler
Viola
When it comes to old money boy names, last names such as Sinclair and Sumner are popular, as are Penn, Warn, Orlando and Archibald.
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The top 15 old money boy names
Alistair
Archibald
Aubrey
Benson
Conrad
Forrest
Hutton
Marshall
Orlando
Penn
Piers
Sinclair
Sumner
Ward
Warren
Last names as first names is already a big trend when it comes to baby names, but you could kick it up a notch with one of these old money last names.
The top 15 old money last names
Astor
Baldwin
Dupont
Emmons
Ewing
Field
Hearst
Larimer
Mellon
Prentice
Randolph
Stuyvesant
Vanderbilt
Wharton
Winthrop
Old money family names are more on the obscure side, usually only in circulation among certain families –but this doesn’t mean you can’t use them too.
The top 15 old money family names
Adlai
Algernon
Almeric
Alta
Arminda
Candida
Corliss
Denham
Fidelia
Giles
Hassler
Ogden
Parrish
Sargent
Wheelock
With many wealthy families tending to name their children after themselves, there are only so many roman numerals you can put after their names – which is why some resort to nicknames instead.
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The top 15 old money nicknames
Babe
Bunty
Chip
Dooley
Fairy
Flip
Fritz
Happy
Muffy
Nan
Slim
Tad
Tippi
Topper
Trey
So could there be a baby Slim or Muffy on the horizon? Who knows, but we are certainly inspired.
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