These Are the 30 Names From Classic Movies That Need to Make a Comeback

By Alessia Santoro
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Before CGI graphics and Pixar, black-and-white films in drive-in theaters ran the box office. Whether you're a movie buff who's seen all of the classics 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 that belong to characters in timeless classic films.

Girls

  1. Ann (King Kong, 1933)
  2. Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz, 1939)
  3. Eliza (My Fair Lady, 1964)
  4. Eve (North by Northwest, 1959)
  5. Holly (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
  6. Ilsa (Casablanca, 1942)
  7. Judy (Rebel Without a Cause, 1955)
  8. Lina (Singin' in the Rain, 1952)
  9. Lucy (The Awful Truth, 1937)
  10. Margo (All About Eve, 1950)
  11. Maria (West Side Story, 1961)
  12. Rosie (Bye Bye Birdie, 1963)
  13. Scarlett (Gone With the Wind, 1939)
  14. Susan (Bringing Up Baby, 1938)
  15. Tracy (The Philadelphia Story, 1940)

Boys

  1. Adam (Seven Brides For Seven Brothers, 1954)
  2. Atticus (To Kill a Mockingbird, 1962)
  3. Carl (King Kong, 1933)
  4. Charlie (The African Queen, 1951)
  5. David (Bringing Up Baby, 1938)
  6. Dexter (The Philadelphia Story, 1940)
  7. George (It's a Wonderful Life, 1946)
  8. Harvey (Harvey, 1950)
  9. Henry (Frankenstein, 1931)
  10. Jakie (The Jazz Singer, 1927)
  11. Jim (Rebel Without a Cause, 1955)
  12. Kane (Citizen Kane, 1941)
  13. Paul (Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1961)
  14. Robin (The Adventures of Robin Hood, 1938)
  15. Roger (North by Northwest, 1959)

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