# Baby Names by BabyCenter — user reviews > 105 indexed App Store user reviews of Baby Names by BabyCenter by Everyday Health, Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 7,055 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baby-names-by-babycenter/id1336227072/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/baby-names-by-babycenter/id1336227072.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,402 · 4★ 794 · 3★ 405 · 2★ 179 · 1★ 275 ## What do users think of Baby Names by BabyCenter? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Interesting app - 😊 Love the app - 💡 Great concept - 🤝 Couples can connect **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🔁 Repeats same/similar names - 🤖 Suggests odd/made-up names - 🤔 Glitchy/unstable - 🔄 Constant loading issues - 🔍 Limited name selection **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes after every few names - Keeps showing names already disliked - Unable to delete names from list - Freezes and requires constant retrying - Incompatible with Android devices **Most requested features** - Add name search/filtering options - Combine same name spellings - Include name meanings/popularity - Allow editing of liked/disliked names - Add name pronunciation ## Newest reviews (17 of 105) ### 2/5 — Continues to crash *2025-12-27, version 1.7.0* Really simple UI and nice feature with significant other, but crashes after every 5-8 choices ### 2/5 — No AI *2025-11-29, version 1.6.0* Does not use likes and dislikes to guide future suggestions ### 2/5 — Okay *2025-05-29, version 1.5.1* Name options are good, but really need an option to reset for another child. ### 2/5 — Consistent Load Issues & Odd Name Assortment *2025-01-12, version 1.5.1* I’ve been using this app for about a month now and the frequent load issues are very annoying. The other big negative I see is that if you’re looking for both girl and boy names, 85% of the names that come up are girl names and the boy names that do come up are not good. They’re either very traditional like Luke, redneck names like Butch, or lots of Indian and Arabic names. ### 4/5 — Interesting app *2025-01-08, version 1.5.1* Great at generating ideas for baby names. ### 2/5 — Want to love it *2024-11-10, version 1.5.1* I love the idea, but the app keeps crashing or disconnecting. It is only useable for a few minutes before running into these issues. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled with no change. It seems there are others who have had the same experience. Please fix this! ### 3/5 — Not the best but definitely has room to grow. *2024-07-22, version 1.5.1* I’ve been looking for hours upon hours and all of the names are either from the Bible or are oldies basic. I’m not talking cute oldies like Pearl or Opal, I’m talking oldies like Lincoln and Martha. If the app were to have categories and filters, I believe it could thrive. It has a lot of potential, but it needs more of a unique/modern touch. Not all of us are the same, we all don’t seek the same name. There are old traditional names we may like and others we will not. Please keep that in mind. ### 1/5 — Not a fan *2024-06-25, version 1.5.1* I really don’t like that I have to give so much information to use this app. I would also like to know name meanings and potential other spellings. Pronunciation would be helpful to. ### 3/5 — Apple Products Only *2024-03-08, version 1.5.1* My husband had an android and is unable to download the app :( the app itself deserves 5 stars ### 2/5 — Not a lot of names. A lot of data selling *2024-02-29, version 1.5.1* It didn’t take long to circle through all the names. Lots of classic obvious names like Michael and John. You have to give them quite a bit of data and info just to use the app. Very glitchy. Have to keep logging in. ### 1/5 — Barely works *2024-02-20, version 1.5.1* I used the app for a view days and it was fine. Then all of a sudden it has CONSTANT “connectivity issues” after every single name. ### 1/5 — Repeatedly Crashes *2024-02-04, version 1.5.1* Crashes after about a dozen names. Reopen and it doesn’t again. ### 1/5 — Glitchy and crashes frequently *2023-12-20, version 1.4.3* I want to love this app since it’s integrated with my baby center account, has a couple’s function, but the stability of the app is making it difficult. ### 1/5 — TERRIBLE *2023-11-06, version 1.4.3* Literally can’t get past 1 name without it stopping to work. Constantly hitting refresh. Very annoying & a waste of time. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2023-11-04, version 1.4.3* Continually get error messages and it freezes constantly. Can’t even permanently delete account because there’s errors in that section too! ### 2/5 — Never works *2023-10-13, version 1.4.3* Always says no internet connection when it is in fact connected. ### 1/5 — Won’t let me scroll through girl names *2023-10-01, version 1.4.3* Doesn’t work right ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Gathers/Sells Your Info Before Even Using The App- Do Not Use *2026-06-20, version 1.7.0* Why do you have to gather and sell our info with your partners? So we can get bombarded/spammed with all-things baby related? We’re just trying to match baby names without selling out. No thanks. Pure hassle. 0/10. ### 1/5 — Can’t create an account *2026-01-27, version 1.7.0* If you can’t create an account this app is useless ### 1/5 — Didn’t Work *2026-01-24, version 1.7.0* I tried to create a log in and the page would freeze giving an error code 401 but didn’t tell me how to fix or what that meant. Tried a couple of times and it wouldn’t work so I deleted the app. ### 1/5 — Can’t Use *2026-01-22, version 1.7.0* Can’t even log into the app or create an account. Keep getting some 401 air. ### 1/5 — Not real names *2025-10-25, version 1.5.1* So many weird, not real names that seem like a jumble of random letters together. Why isn’t there a way to filter for, for example, traditional names or vintage names or nature based names or anything??! It’s just scrolling through tons of garbage finding the occasional couple of normal names ### 1/5 — Not culturally centered. *2025-05-10, version 1.5.1* All names are very Anglo and don’t match my last name. There are no settings to adjust this ### 1/5 — Frequently crashes *2025-02-01, version 1.5.1* This app regularly crashes for both my wife and I. Can’t use it for more than 30 seconds. ### 1/5 — Crashed every time I’ve tried to use it *2024-10-28, version 1.5.1* It has crashed and closed out on me at least ten times in the past day. I love how it’s set up so I keep trying to use it, I’ve even reset my phone. But it’s extremely frustrating that it just won’t work for more than 2-5 minutes at a time and theres no way for me to fix it. It won’t stay open.. I’d give it five stars if it functioned properly enough to use :( ### 1/5 — Avoid *2024-10-06, version 1.5.1* Performance issues, always says “cannot load” and constantly repeats same names over and over again. ### 1/5 — Constant problems *2024-08-01, version 1.5.1* Between the no signal glitch (i have 5G and on WiFi) and it swiping on the name cards behind the one I’m viewing, I’m aggravated. Can barely use the app without having to constantly exit out and restart it. Doesn’t matter what i do. Always problems. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Life saver *2025-03-02, version 1.5.1* This became our Saturday morning routine, to spend an hour going through names. Then when we had enough matches we went through them together to pick a name. It was the more joyful option for an otherwise tedious process. We tried two other apps before this one. It gives normal names and the algorithm picks up on what you like / patterns. ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-09-22, version 1.5.1* I have 11 kids Aurora Zander Riley Ryan Arianna Clara Sophie Nora Noelle Ranger Harper that I name from here and it is the best app ever I had a hard time naming all of them this app help me so much I did not have any name going to the hospital but pull out my phone downloaded this app and found the perfect name I love this app sooo much 🥰🥰😊 ### 5/5 — Names *2024-03-17, version 1.5.1* I love this app, being a teen pregnant is tuff, and this took weight off my shoulders and I finally have a name! ### 5/5 — Baby names are cool *2022-11-08, version 1.4.1* So my mom is pregnant and she is having her baby in 3 weeks and we still don’t have a name but now we do I love looking for baby names because we are looking for French ones this is my moms 7th baby ### 5/5 — Baby names *2022-11-07, version 1.4.1* This app is Great! ### 5/5 — I love this app so much *2022-06-28, version 1.4.0* 😀 ### 5/5 — Amazing *2022-05-09, version 1.3.0* Love it for my partner and I❤️ ### 5/5 — Great for coordinating likes with a partner! *2019-09-13, version 1.1.0* 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! ### 5/5 — Easy & Awesome Way to Pick a Name *2019-03-29* 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! ### 5/5 — A great way to compare names we both like *2019-01-06* 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! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-01.*