Free Baby Name Tools
Interactive tools sourced from US Social Security Administration data. Find popular names by birth year, calculate numerology, score sibling-name compatibility, see what's trending, and look up where any name was most popular geographically.
📊 Data-Driven Tools
Popular Names by Birth Year
Pick any year between 1880 and 2025 to see the top 10 boys and girls of that year. See how each name ranks today vs. then.
/tools/popular-names-by-birth-yearWhat's Trending Now
The biggest year-over-year movers between 2024 and 2025. Top 15 climbers + top 15 decliners across boys and girls. Updated whenever SSA releases new data.
/tools/trending-nowName → State Lookup
Enter a baby name to see which US states have the most births of that name. Built on 2,335,053 state-level SSA records (1910–2025).
/tools/name-state-lookupCompare Two Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for any two names. Built on 146 years of SSA national records (1880–2025).
/compare🎲 Discovery Tools
Name Generator
Filter and discover names by origin, gender, length, and starting letter. The classic baby-name generator.
/generatorRandom Name
Click for a random name pulled from our 19,862-entry dictionary. Surprise yourself.
/randomNames by Birthday
Pick a birthday (any month + day) to find names traditionally associated with that day, including saint days, zodiac, and birth-flower meanings.
/birthdaySibling Name Pairs
Browse curated sibling-name combinations by theme (boy-girl pairs, gender-neutral pairs, twin-style pairs).
/pairs🔮 Match & Meaning Tools
Sibling Name Match Calculator
Enter two names and get a 0–100 compatibility score across six dimensions: alliteration, ending sound, length, letter overlap, cultural origin, and popularity-era overlap.
/tools/name-matchNumerology Calculator
Free Pythagorean numerology calculator. Get the Destiny Number, Soul Urge Number, and Personality Number for any name with traditional meanings.
/tools/numerologyNames by Meaning
Search across thousands of name meanings. Find names meaning "strong," "love," "light," "wisdom," and more — drawn from over 9,600 unique meanings in our editorial database.
/meaningsA–Z Dictionary
Browse all 19,862 baby names alphabetically with meanings, origins, gender, and pronunciation. Filter by letter and gender.
/dictionaryMy Shortlist Workspace
Organize Love, Maybe and Pass choices, add private notes, test full names, compare finalists, and invite a partner to react.
/favoritesBaby Name Tournament
Turn two to sixteen shortlist candidates into a head-to-head bracket until one name wins.
/tools/name-tournamentBaby Name Data Downloads
Download SSA national rankings, state lists, full name histories and annual movers as citation-ready CSV or JSON.
/data-downloadsLooking for Research, Not Tools?
Visit the Reports & Research hub for our 146-year retrospective and focused-topic deep dives. Or browse Naming Tips & Guides for editorial articles on naming traditions, sibling pairing, and cultural conventions.