Leave a Review Baby Names by BabyCenter
Great for coordinating likes with a partner!
Just got this app, it's super simple and fun! I already have some names i marked as "like" that my husband apparently also "liked" on his own time--names
I never would have imagined he would like too!picapig
Could be great
I really love everything this app has to offer and the idea of it! When it works, it’s fantastic. Unfortunately, it continuously shuts down on me and tells me it’s lost connection. It does not matter what WiFi I’m on or even if I’m only using data. It definitely appears to be an app problem. If this were fixed, I would give it five stars! But if it can’t even stay open, I’m getting limited use out of it. I am continually restarting the app.Show lessAllisonAJohnson
Fun, would like to be able to suggest names
I’m 1500 names in and still haven’t seen a few that i like. I would love to be able to have a suggestion list that is included in the names my spouse sees. Otherwise this has been a great way to find names we both like!a_2_w
Glitchy
Good app with decent amount of names to choose from. I wish it grouped names with similar spellings together as I’ve seen about a billion “addelyn”, “addalyn,” “adalynn”, etc. The app is insanely glitchy for how simple it is, constantly saying it can’t load the names and you have to press retry over and over. Worth having for a free app if you don’t mind spending 1/3 of the time on the app with bugs and glitches.Show lessTC072514
Okay...ish
Its good to find names and try to match your significant others. But other times i wish i could put filters like no Italian names. I'm the furthest thing from Italian and people would look at me like i was nuts if i name my kid giaovanni. Also, I keep getting the same names over and over. And maybe three times in a row but different spellings. I don't want Rashad no matter how many times it comes up or how its spelled.Show lessCourtsize
Easy & Awesome Way to Pick a Name
My husband and I started the app right when it launched. It’s awesome to not have to thumb through a book of hundreds of pages and thousands of names to remember which names you like. The syncing between partners is a great feature, you can swipe individually and then it pairs your matches! Everything in kept in your likes/dislikes and then a separate list for the names that match. For the names I was iffy on, I would swipe right, as you can always remove them at a later date! Would recommend to any friend picking out a baby name!Show lessfirstmama303
Easy to look through
Love how easily I was able to develop a list of names that I like... wish that I could search for names and that there was more information on names like there is in babycenter website - id love to have one place where I can make a list and also see the history and popularityKatie Corm
Needs some changes...
Very easy to use! There is a pretty good variety of names and it tells you the meaning of each if known. A couple repeat names and some really weird alternative names. You CAN add names of your own to your lists.
The only real changes or complaints I have about the app are; 1) There is no way to change a “like” to a “nope” or vice versa. You can “favorite” or unfavorite the like list. But other than that no changing once you’ve decided. 2) You are not able to go back and look at the meaning of the names after you put them in one of the lists. 3) I wish there was a feature that you could type in a name you saw outside the app and it would bring up the meaning.
***UPDATE*** you can now look back at your name’s meaning AND change the rate! It also gives the ability to look at names’ meanings you’ve added (I’ve only tried this with more common names). Which is great! I’m only bumping it up to 4 stars though because it did not remove a matched name once I “noped” it. It only makes the changes to your personal list.Show lessBBSR811
A great way to compare names we both like
This is a fun and easy way for my husband and I to compare names we like! I just wish you could search for specific names, but I love how easy it is to say yes or no to every name and then look at the ones you’ve liked later. I connected the app with my husband to see which names we both liked, which was a great feature!Show lessreadcover2cover
Good Idea, Not Quite There
The app works well and it’s fun to swipe the names left and right to get a list going. It’s also great to be able to connect with a partner to see what names you have in common. With that said, the app needs a lot of work and polish to add some really basic features. It’s a little crazy that you can go back and correct a mistake or move a name from dislike to like or vice versa. It’s also kind of a no-brainer to allow people to look at their lists and click on a name to revisit the name’s meaning. Currently, you can only see the meaning of the name when swiping. If you swipe the name, you can never look up the meaning again since the names aren’t interactive any longer. The same names also keep coming up for some reason while swiping (same and different spellings). Lastly, there needs to be some kind of filter for culture as well as other kinds of intelligence in the app. The overwhelming majority of names of English/Irish origin. There is very little ethnic diversity. These small tweaks would make the app five stars.Show lessMarcTime
