About Baby Name Builder
Last updated: October 3, 2026
Baby Name Builder is a free place to look for a baby name at your own pace. Choose a feeling you like, narrow things down by origin, length or first letter, and keep a shortlist of the names that make you smile.
The person behind it
Hi, I'm Joan Ramos. I make small websites that are free to use, and the first one taught me what matters.
That first site was Mary's Printables, a collection of free sheets to print at home or school. I assumed it would get a handful of visitors. Instead, notes started arriving. One came from a teacher who had finally found the worksheet her students needed. Another came from a parent who was using one of the charts to help a struggling child. Someone else wrote after printing something in a hurry, just before it was needed.
What stayed with me was what they thanked me for: the page was there when they looked, it did its job, and it never asked them for a thing. That's the bar I try to meet with everything I build.
Why a baby name builder
Picking a name is one of the first big choices you make for someone you haven't met yet. It should feel exciting, but long lists can make it feel like homework.
Most name lists are just pages of names in a row, with no easy way to say "short, Irish, and a little bit gentle." I wanted something that lets you search the way you actually think about names.
What makes a good baby name
Say it out loud with the last name, more than once. Rhythm matters: a short first name often sits nicely next to a long last name, and the other way around. Check the initials, think about the nicknames people will reach for, and picture the name on a toddler and on a grown-up.
Meaning matters, too, so every name here shows what it means, how to say it, where it comes from and its syllable count.
What you get
- More than 700 names for girls, boys and both, each with a meaning, pronunciation and origin
- 8 vibes to start from, like Gentle & Sweet, Bold & Brave and Vintage & Classic
- Filters for gender, 21 origins, number of syllables and first letter
- Sorting A to Z, Z to A, shortest first or longest first
- A shortlist you can save with one tap and download as a text file
- Name Swipe, a quick yes-or-no game with 40 names at a time
- A name blender that mixes two parents' names into new ideas
- A Name of the Day and a Surprise Me button for fresh ideas
- Nothing to install and no account; your shortlist stays in your browser
Spot a mistake?
If a meaning looks wrong, a pronunciation is off, or something doesn't work on your phone, write to me at [email protected]. I read every message myself.
Baby Name Builder is part of a small family of free tools I run at FriendlyApps.