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Who do you want your kid to be?

Pick a hope, get names whose meaning and sound fit it. A name can't make anyone brave, but people judge it before your child says a word. So give them one they can live and grow with.

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Did you know?

Of 991 people who have won a Nobel Prize, 33 were named John and 30 Robert. Only 69 were women. Era and country explain most of it, but still: hello, John.

Nobel Prize laureate data, 1901 to 2025
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Will your kid sue you for their name?

Score any name on readability abroad, pronunciation, teasing risk, too common or too odd, surname flow and the naming laws of 15 countries.

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How tall will they be?

Parents' heights, plus the things that really change it: food, vitamin D, sleep, screens and sport. See the possible paths on real growth charts, and what it would take to reach a dream height.

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How much will they cost?

The advanced kid design studio: school, languages, swimming, horse riding, sailing, travel and university. Pick the upbringing, get the price tag to 18.

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Does a name shape who you become?

Strong evidenceNames change how people treat you. In a famous US experiment, identical CVs with names like Emily and Greg got about 50% more callbacks than the same CVs with Lakisha and Jamal.
Strong evidenceStrangers guess names from faces. People matched faces to their real names well above chance. We may grow into the expectations our names carry.
Mixed evidenceSounds suggest a personality. Soft names (Liam, Mila) are expected to be warm and calm, sharp names (Kirk, Kate) to be outgoing. The real person usually isn't.
DebunkedDennis the dentist. The claim that people pick jobs that sound like their names mostly fell apart when the data was re-checked.

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Questions parents ask

Can a name change my child's personality?

Not directly. Studies find a name doesn't rewrite who someone is. But names change how teachers, employers and strangers treat a person, from job callbacks to first impressions, and that treatment can shape a child over time. See the evidence.

How does the name finder pick names?

It matches three things to the person you hope your child becomes: what the name means, how it sounds (soft sounds like l, m and n read as warm; sharp sounds like k, t and z read as lively) and its style and popularity.

What does the surname check do?

Type your surname and every suggestion gets a flow score. It flags initials that spell something awkward, names that run together or rhyme, and rewards a good rhythm of syllables.

Where do the meanings come from?

From common etymologies of each name. Old names often have more than one proposed meaning, so we give the most widely accepted one.

Fun, but true. Name meanings come from common etymologies, which sometimes disagree. Height and weight paths are estimates from population growth data and published studies, not a medical assessment. If you're worried about your child's growth, talk to your paediatrician. Full disclaimer