An atlas for name ideas
Find a name.
Know its source.
Explore first names, surnames, middle names and historical birth records with practical filters. U.S. and England-and-Wales collections stay clearly separate.
Name discovery tools
Names for the task at hand.
Generate candidates, fit a middle name, explore surname frequency, or inspect annual birth counts. Each tool has its own task and source limits.
Random Name Generator
A flexible starting point for first names, family names, and complete combinations.
Open tool ↗02 / TOOLFirst Name Generator
Explore given names with useful letter filters and clear source labels.
Open tool ↗03 / TOOLLast Name Generator
Pick family names with source-year labels and clear spelling filters.
Open tool ↗04 / TOOLFull Name Generator
Combine filtered given names and surnames for characters and examples.
Open tool ↗05 / TOOLName Pair Generator
Compare pairs of first names with transparent matching rules.
Open tool ↗06 / TOOLBaby Name Popularity by Year
Chart one to three spellings in annual U.S. birth records, 1880–2025.
Open tool ↗07 / TOOLMiddle Name Generator
Fit a middle name between a given name and an optional surname.
Open tool ↗08 / TOOLSibling Name Generator
Find a new name to consider alongside an existing sibling name.
Open tool ↗09 / TOOLHow Common Is My Last Name?
Look up a surname’s published U.S. Census count and rank.
Open tool ↗10 / TOOLPen Name Generator
Explore concise or balanced author bylines with chosen initials.
Open tool ↗11 / TOOLGender-Neutral Name Explorer
Sort recorded-field mixes by births or balance, then follow one name over time.
Open tool ↗12 / TOOLFirst Name Popularity in the 2020 Census
How common is a first name? Check its 2020 Census frequency.
Open tool ↗13 / TOOLBaby Names by State and Year
See a state’s top 100 with prior-year movement, or look up one spelling.
Open tool ↗14 / TOOLBaby Boy Names by Year
Browse U.S. boy names by birth year, rank, and first letter.
Open tool ↗15 / TOOLBaby Girl Names by Year
Explore U.S. girl names across 146 published birth years.
Open tool ↗16 / TOOLEngland and Wales Baby Names by Year
Browse ONS England and Wales name rankings, 1996–2025.
Open tool ↗17 / TOOLNickname Finder for Given Names
Find possible informal short forms for a selected given name.
Open tool ↗Behind the names
A name idea is not a data claim.
Our U.S. name tools use Social Security Administration birth records and Census tables. A separate browser uses Office for National Statistics birth registrations for England and Wales. We label the region and source year, distinguish random draws from measured counts, and never combine the two populations into one ranking.
How the data works ↗Read the record
Names have histories. Years have stories.
Explore 20 carefully checked name histories and annual field notes from 2020 through 2025. Each page shows exact published counts and keeps the source limits in view.