Swipe through names blended from your ancestry, synced with your partner, and reviewed through an OB/GYN's clinical lens. One beautiful app, one simple purchase.
$3.99 one-time ยท No subscription ยท iOS
No random lists. No endless scrolling. Names curated by heritage, phonetics, and clinical insight โ then decided together.
Blend up to three ancestral traditions โ Irish, Italian, Japanese, or dozens more โ and weight each by percentage. Your deck only shows names that fit your family's story.
Invite your partner with a link code. Swipe independently โ no peeking. The moment you both like the same name, it's a match. Real-time sync, private until it counts.
Honor family tradition by surfacing names from grandparents' generations within your heritage blend. History and meaning, automatically surfaced.
Each card includes clinical perspective notes from a board-certified OB/GYN โ covering pronunciation in medical settings, documentation clarity, and real-world considerations from the delivery room.
Enter your last name once. Every name is graded AโF on how it flows with your surname โ rhythm, stress patterns, vowel endings, and sibling name harmony all factored in.
Too many favorites? Enter the tiebreaker bracket. Put matched names head-to-head until a winner emerges. Tournament-style decision-making that makes the final choice feel earned.
Most baby name apps show you the same 500 popular names. NameRoots curates from your actual ancestry โ blending up to three heritage traditions and weighting each one.
The result is a deck that feels personal, not generic. Names drawn from the roots your child will actually carry.
NameRoots was built by a board-certified OB/GYN and MIGS specialist. Every name includes clinical notes you won't find anywhere else.
Medical pronunciation clarity. How nurses and physicians will say the name when it matters most โ at delivery, in the NICU, on the chart.
Documentation considerations. Spelling variants, accent marks, and abbreviation risks flagged before they cause confusion on discharge paperwork.
Real-world context. Names that carry strong cultural associations, historical weight, or unexpected connotations โ surfaced thoughtfully, not sensationally.
I've announced thousands of names in the delivery room. The ones that work across languages, that nurses say correctly the first time, that look right on a hospital bracelet โ those details matter, and no app was capturing them.
Naming a baby is a two-person decision. NameRoots syncs partners in real time โ each swiping independently until the app reveals a mutual match.
One partner generates a 6-character code. The other enters it to join the same session โ no account required for your partner.
No peeking. Each partner sees the other's reaction only after you've both decided. Honest opinions, not influenced choices.
When both of you swipe right on the same name, confetti falls and you're taken straight to that name's full detail โ meaning, heritage, phonetic score, and all.
Enter your last name once. Every name in your deck is instantly graded on how naturally it pairs โ accounting for consonant stacking, vowel flow, stress patterns, and syllable rhythm.
Grades run A through F. An A means the full name rolls off the tongue. A D is a flag โ not a veto โ with a brief explanation of why it may feel awkward. You decide.
No monthly fees. No freemium walls. One purchase unlocks everything โ for both partners.
Available at name-roots.com at launch