About us
A calmer way to find your baby's name
BoyAndGirlNames is a free baby name site with 44,280 boy, girl and gender-neutral names. Every name has its own page with its meaning, origin and how popular it has been in the United States since 1880.
What you'll find here
- Name pages with the meaning, origin, nicknames and a popularity chart for every name.
- Lists to browse: boy names, girl names, gender-neutral names, unique names and names by origin.
- Tools for when you're stuck: the baby name spinner, the name combiner and a saved list that stays in your browser.
- Top voted names, where visitors star the names they love.
- The baby name blog, with ideas by month, season and theme.
Where our information comes from
Popularity figures (ranks, births per year and state rankings) come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's public baby name data, covering every year from 1880 to 2025. We don't adjust or estimate those numbers.
Meanings and origins are written by us from etymology references. Names travel between languages and often carry more than one meaning, so where a name has several, we say so. If you think we've got one wrong, please tell us and we'll check it.
Free to use
There's no account and nothing to pay. The site is supported by advertising. Your saved names stay in your own browser; see our privacy policy for the details.
Say hello
Questions, name suggestions and corrections are always welcome. Use our contact form and we'll get back to you.