Before CGI graphics and Pixar, black-and-white films in drive-in theaters ran the box office. Whether you're a movie buff [1] who's seen all of the classics [2] or just an admirer of Old Hollywood and all of the glamour that came with it, you're going to want to consider some of these iconic movie-role names for your baby.
Read through for 15 girls' names and 15 boys' names [3] that belong to characters in timeless classic films.
Girls
- Ann (King Kong, 1933)
- Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
- Eliza (My Fair Lady, 1964)
- Eve (North by Northwest, 1959)
- Holly (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
- Ilsa (Casablanca, 1942)
- Judy (Rebel Without a Cause, 1955)
- Lina (Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
- Lucy (The Awful Truth, 1937)
- Margo (All About Eve, 1950)
- Maria (West Side Story, 1961)
- Rosie (Bye Bye Birdie, 1963)
- Scarlett (Gone With the Wind, 1939)
- Susan (Bringing Up Baby, 1938)
- Tracy (The Philadelphia Story, 1940)
Boys
- Adam (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, 1954)
- Atticus (To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962)
- Carl (King Kong, 1933)
- Charlie (The African Queen, 1951)
- David (Bringing Up Baby, 1938)
- Dexter (The Philadelphia Story, 1940)
- George (It's a Wonderful Life, 1946)
- Harvey (Harvey, 1950)
- Henry (Frankenstein, 1931)
- Jakie (The Jazz Singer, 1927)
- Jim (Rebel Without a Cause, 1955)
- Kane (Citizen Kane, 1941)
- Paul (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
- Robin (The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938)
- Roger (North by Northwest, 1959)
Related:
- Retro Baby Names [4]
- 20 Baby Names That You'll Never, Ever Grow Tired Of [5]
- 200-Plus Unique Baby Name Ideas For Pop-Culture Fanatics [6]
- 100 Baby Names You've Never Heard of but Are Going to Want to Use [7]