Namesake — baby name catalog and guides
Read-only access to Namesake's baby name catalog: meaning, origin, pronunciation, popularity trend.
| Endpoint | https://namesake.baby/api/mcp (streamable-http) |
|---|---|
| Registry version | 1.0.1 |
| Now | 7 tools · grade A (93) · pin ts_ef983e581399171c606e3b2b900e9459 · protocol 2025-06-18 |
| First / last listed | 2026-10-24 18:37 UTC / 2026-10-24 18:37 UTC |
| Grade over time | 2026-10-24: A (93), 7 tools |
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Tools: list_namesake_feeds search_names get_name list_guides get_guide get_similar_names get_cultural_classification
list_namesake_feeds | List Namesake's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability. OpenAPI is also published at https://www.namesake.baby/openapi.json. params: none |
search_names | Search the baby name catalog by prefix/substring. Returns name, origin, short meaning, 2024 SSA popularity rank, Namesake score, and trend label, ordered by popularity. params: query*, limit |
get_name | Returns one baby name's public profile: meaning, origin, pronunciation, syllables, style/vibe tags, popularity rank + trend, and the Namesake score breakdown. params: name* |
list_guides | List every published, free-to-read baby-naming guide on this host. Known topics (8): how-to-choose-a-baby-name, baby-name-checklist, partner-disagreement, baby-name-popularity, pronunciation-test, gender-neutral-names, most-culturally-driven-names-last-decade, why-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion. params: none |
get_guide | Returns one guide's full content (title, intro, sections) — the same content the human page renders; every guide on this host is free to read. Known topics (8): how-to-choose-a-baby-name, baby-name-checklist, partner-disagreement, baby-name-popularity, pronunciation-test, gender-neutral-names, most-culturally-driven-names-last-decade, why-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion. params: topic* |
get_similar_names | Returns phonetic neighbors for a baby name from the research neighborhood graph — the same sounds-like list the /names/[slug] profile panel shows. Does not invent neighbors. params: name*, limit |
get_cultural_classification | Returns the Phase 5 null-model cultural classification for a baby name (strongly cultural / culturally influenced / partial / fashion drift) — the same badge the name profile shows. params: name* |
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