Victorian Names

These are the names which were the most common in Victorian England among the middle and upper classes. Many of the names also trickled down to the lower classes, or were already there because the names had been popular since the 18th century.

Women's Names

Ada
Adelaide
Agnes
Alice
Alma
Annie/Anna
Augusta
Beatrice
Charlotte
Clara
Daisy
Dora
Doris
Dorothy
Edith
Eliza
Elizabeth/Bessie
Ellen
Elsie
Emily
Emma
Ernestine
Ethel
Flora
Florence
Frances/Fanny
Gladys
Hazel
Helen
Ida
Irene
Ivy
Jane
Jessie
Julia
Katherine/Catherine
Louise
Lilian/Lillian
Lilly/Lily/Lillie
Mabel
Marion
Margaret
Maria/Marie
Mary
Maud
May
Mildred
Minerva/Minnie
Nelly/Nellie
Nora
Olive
Rose
Ruth
Sara
Victoria 
Violet

Men's Names

William
John
George
Thomas
James
Henry/Harry
Charles
Frederick
Arthur
Joseph
Albert
Ernest
Frank
Robert
Samuel
Arthur
Cecil
Cyril
Clarence
Jacob
Carl
Victor
Edward

Further Reading

Victorian-Era Names, a Writer's Guide - A compilation of names from American public documents of the period.

The orangery: Victorian Names - Serious and impressive research into English Victorian names at all levels of society.