namebby is a privacy-friendly tool for discovering baby names. It helps parents explore thousands of names across languages — filtering by gender, origin, popularity, spelling, and pronunciation — all directly in the browser.
The app is designed for parents who want names that work naturally across multiple languages, particularly English, German, and Spanish.
Browse — search and filter the full database with advanced filters for gender, origin, length, popularity, and sorting.
Swipe — quickly sort through names with a swipe interface. Save, skip, or exclude names with gestures or keyboard shortcuts.
Shortlist — build and organize your favorite names. Reorder by dragging, add notes, and export as CSV.
Partner matching — connect with a partner to maintain separate shortlists and see which names you both love.
The names in namebby come from public, open-source datasets published by government statistical agencies. These are preprocessed at build time into optimized indexes for fast in-browser search and filtering.
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Additional name metadata is supplemented from open first-name databases to improve coverage across countries and languages.
namebby is built with a frontend-first architecture. Search, filtering, and ranking all happen in your browser — no queries are sent to a server. Your preferences and shortlist are stored locally on your device.
The only server interaction happens when you connect with a partner to sync shortlists. Even then, only the names you explicitly save are shared.