100 Preppy Baby Names for Girls and Boys

Take a look at our 100 preppy baby names for girls and boys, and see if you can find a name that will suit your beautiful future child.

Future parents often choose preppy first names for their children because they are usually old-fashioned, and denote class and sophistication.

Most of these names are from the Anglo-Saxon tradition and are reminiscent of our founding fathers and well as the gilded age upper class. Middle and upper class children in the 1800s were expected to have traditional English names such as the ones you see in these lists. Many families carry on this tradition today.

Consider also the Anglo-Saxon tradition of referring to your child by both first and middle names together instead of noting your child's middle name with just an initial.

This two-name tradition was common especially for boys. For example, instead of Dudley E. Smith, Dudley Ellsworth Smith. You would use this naming convention in all school records, hospital records, family albums, etc.

And in that case you can choose two preppy baby names! The two-name convention is as common as upper class babies having their parents buy them a silver spoon.

Another style the upper class sometimes adopts for naming their children is choosing earthy baby names that are inspired by the beauty of nature and environmentalism.

Preppy baby names are inspired by many sources. Some babies are named after their ancestors; others are named after English writers, politicians, and historical figures.

Preppy Girl Names

Many of these female names pay homage to Western European heritage. So if your ethnic background is English, French, or Nordic, you might find a particular fondness for these names. Other names in this list simply sound quite conservative, which tends to appeal to people with old-fashioned values. You might find a desired first or middle name in this list!

1. Abigail

2. Agnes

3. August

4. Bailey

5. Beatrice

6. Blair

7. Candace

8. Caroline

9. Campbell

10. Catherine

11. Chloe

12. Claire

13. Corinne

14. Dagny

15. Dale

16. Edith

17. Elizabeth

18. Emma

19. Fern

20. Grace

21. Hadley

22. Happy

23. Hyacinth

24. Ingrid

25. Jensen

26. Lark

27. Libby

28. Mabel

29. Madeline

30. Marigold

31. Marilyn

32. Marley

33. Meredith

34. Morgan

35. Olivia

36. Patience

37. Peyton

38. Phoebe

39. Poppy

40. Prudence

41. Quinn

42. Sara

43. Sheridan

44. Sydney

45. Valentina

46. Victoria

47. Wellesley

48. Whitley

49. Wilhemina

50. Wren

There are so many great preppy male names and chances are you might love more than one of them. Most of these boys' names are Anglo-oriented and will remind you of English aristocracy, wealth, and presidents and authors of America's past. If you can totally imagine your baby boy in a little gentleman's wool three-piece suit or tartan plaid, you will love these names.

1. Abbot

2. Aldridge

3. Arthur

4. Asher

5. Averell

6. Baron

7. Barrett

8. Baxter

9. Blake

10. Blaine

11. Bradford

12. Bradley

13. Calloway

14. Chadwick

15. Chandler

16. Charles

17. Chase

18. Chauncey

19. Chip

20. Christian

21. Churchill

22. Clarendon

23. Cole

24. Cooper

25. Edward

26. Ellsworth

27. Filmore

28. Harrison

29. Lance

30. Marlow

31. Marshall

32. Mason

33. Maxwell

34. Oscar

35. Percy

36. Phillip

37. Pierce

38. Prescott

39. Pryce

40. Radcliff

41. Roosevelt

42. Schuyler

43. Spencer

44. Tad

45. Thornton

46. Weber

47. Webster

48. William

49. Winslow

50. Winthrop