Namesake — baby name catalog and guides

Measured conclusion: Deep-tested. L2 outcome: tools_ok.

Read-only access to Namesake's baby name catalog: meaning, origin, pronunciation, popularity trend.

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Copy this into your MCP client config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "Namesake — baby name catalog and guides": {
      "url": "https://namesake.baby/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}

Measured tools (7)

• list_namesake_feeds read-only

  List Namesake's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability. OpenAPI is also published at https://www.namesake.baby/openapi.json.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• search_names read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • query (required) — string — Name prefix/substring, at least 2 characters (e.g. "Row").
  • limit — integer — Max rows to return (default 10, max 50).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• get_name read-only

  Returns one baby name's public profile: meaning, origin, pronunciation, syllables, style/vibe tags, popularity rank + trend, and the Namesake score breakdown.

  Parameters:

  • name (required) — string — The name, case-insensitive (e.g. Rowan).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• list_guides read-only

  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.

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• get_guide read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • topic (required) — string — Guide topic slug (e.g. how-to-choose-a-baby-name).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• get_similar_names read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • name (required) — string — The name, case-insensitive (e.g. Rowan).
  • limit — integer — Max neighbors to return (default 8, max 20).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

• get_cultural_classification read-only

  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.

  Parameters:

  • name (required) — string — The name, case-insensitive (e.g. Rowan).

  Hints: read-only yes · destructive no · idempotent not declared · open-world no

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