Information We Collect
We collect only the information needed to run the site and make the tool more useful. This falls into a few groups.
This may include:
- • Account details: If you create an account, we may collect your name, email address, and password so you can save favorite names and return to them later.
- • Saved preferences: Your favorite names, saved lists, comparisons, and chosen filters, such as gender, style, theme, first letter, or syllable count.
- • Messages: Anything you send through our contact form, including your name, email address, and the content of your message.
- • Suggestions and feedback: Name ideas, corrections to meanings or pronunciation, and comments about features.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- • Run the baby name generator and show name suggestions that match your preferences
- • Save your favorite names, lists, and comparisons to your account
- • Improve our name library, filters, search, and popularity data
- • Understand which features and pages parents enjoy most
- • Reply to your questions, feedback, and support requests
- • Keep the site secure and prevent spam, fraud, or misuse
- • Send service messages, such as password resets or account notices
- • Meet legal obligations
Cookies and Tracking
Like most websites, we use cookies, small text files stored on your device, along with similar technologies.
- • Essential cookies keep the site working, remember your login, and save your filters and preferences.
- • Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors use the site, so we can improve it.
- • Advertising cookies, if we display ads, may be used to show ads that are relevant to you.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. You can block them, delete them, or set your browser to warn you before saving them. Please note that turning off some cookies may stop certain features, such as saved lists, from working properly. Some browsers also offer a "Do Not Track" setting, and we will respect it where we are able.
Third-Party Services
We sometimes work with trusted outside companies to help run the site. These may include:
- • Analytics providers that show us how visitors use the site
- • Hosting and security providers that keep the site fast and safe
- • Email service providers that deliver account and support messages
- • Advertising partners, if ads appear on the site
- • Social media platforms, if you choose to share a name or list
These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies. We only share what is needed for them to do their job, and we do not control how they handle information on their own platforms. The site may also link to other websites, and we are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. We encourage you to read their policies before sharing any personal details.
Data Security
We take reasonable steps to protect your information, including secure connections (HTTPS), controlled access to our systems, and regular reviews of our practices. Passwords should be kept private, and we recommend choosing a strong, unique one.
No website or online service can promise perfect security, and we cannot guarantee that information sent over the internet will never be intercepted. If we learn of a data breach that affects you, we will notify you and the relevant authorities as required by law. We keep personal information only as long as it is needed for the purposes described here, or as the law requires.
Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information. These can include the right to:
- • Access the information we hold about you
- • Correct anything that is inaccurate or out of date
- • Delete your account and personal data
- • Object to or limit certain uses of your information
- • Withdraw consent where we rely on it
- • Request a copy of your data in a portable format
You can update many of these details directly in your account. To make any other request, contact us using the details below. We may need to verify your identity before acting, and we will respond within the time required by applicable law. To make a privacy-related request, please contact us through our Contact page.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time, for example when we add features or when laws change. When we do, we will post the new version on this page and update the "Last updated" date at the top. If the changes are significant, we may also notify you by email or with a notice on the site. We encourage you to review this page now and then so you always know how your information is handled.
Last updated: October 4, 2026