Baby Names™ is a free name-discovery utility for expectant parents on iOS and Android, featuring cultural and astrological name filtering.
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users open the app to find names that align with specific cultural or astrological requirements, replacing the need for manual cross-referencing of traditional name lists.
For Expectant parents seeking baby names with specific cultural, astrological, or linguistic significance.
What does it look like?
Key features
Calculates Zodiac, Rashi, and Nakshatra for selected names, providing cultural depth.
Filters names by popularity, origin, and character constraints.
Allows users to save and reorder preferred names for comparison.
How much does it cost?
The app operates as a free utility with no IAP gates, serving as a brand-building tool for the developer.
Velocity
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The app currently operates at a maintenance cadence, averaging approximately 0.07 releases per week over the last 20 months. Development is characterized by infrequent, minor updates focused exclusively on performance and stability, with no evidence of new features or live operations. The latest release occurred in April 2026, following a significant gap since the previous update in late 2025. The development trend is stable at a low-frequency maintenance level.
Who built it?
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What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews frustrated. Users appreciate extensive name database provides realistic and human-sounding options for writers and expectant parents and favorite list functionality allows users to track and reorder potential names for easy comparison, but report frequent and intrusive full-screen video ads disrupt the user experience and cause app instability.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Extensive name database provides realistic and human-sounding options for writers and expectant parents
- Favorite list functionality allows users to track and reorder potential names for easy comparison
- Frequent and intrusive full-screen video ads disrupt the user experience and cause app instability
64 of 73 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Frustrated overall
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Competitive landscape for Baby Names™
How's the Health & Fitness market?
Baby Names™ maintains a 4.66 rating on iOS across 6,081 ratings, yet the lack of Android-side activity and a 146-day average update cadence signals a stagnant competitive stance. The app's reliance on ad-monetization without a premium tier limits its ability to compete with the feature-rich, ecosystem-backed rivals in the parenting category.
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Key takeaways for Baby Names™
Where is it heading?
The parenting utility market is consolidating around apps that offer integrated, long-term tracking rather than static lists. Baby Names™ remains in maintenance mode, leaving it exposed to rivals that offer higher-fidelity user experiences and better ad-quality control.
- Persistent application crashes prevent users from accessing saved lists, which erodes the daily active habit and drives negative sentiment.
- Intrusive ad content creates a negative environment for the target demographic, further alienating the core user base.
The SWOT
- Cultural data points (Rashi, Nakshatra) provide a defensible barrier against generic name-list competitors
- Cloud synchronization for saved lists would address the primary user fear of data loss
Next best moves
Audit ad-loading logic because users report crashes during video ad playback → reduce session churn
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's reliance on static cultural data is…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Swipe-to-rate interface (available in BabyCenter and Baby Names for Boy and Girl but missing here) +1
Since the last report: Sentiment score increased from 25 to 35, while the product roadmap now explicitly prioritizes cloud synchronization to address user-reported data loss during crashes.
Bottom line
Addressing the ad-induced instability would stabilize the current user base, but the lack of a structured engagement loop leaves the app vulnerable to rivals. Prioritizing data persistence would unlock the retention potential of the favorites list, which is currently a churn risk.
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