Every article on this site is written and edited by a person.
Name meanings, origins and popularity data are checked against published sources, including the US Social Security Administration’s name records. Where a meaning is disputed between sources, I say so rather than picking the prettiest version.
I use AI tools the way I would use a research assistant — to organise outlines, suggest questions readers ask, and draft image descriptions. No article is published without human writing, editing and fact-checking.
Images on this site are either original graphics or licensed stock photography from free-to-use sources (such as Unsplash, used under their license for free commercial use). Stock images are chosen to fit the site’s quiet, cream-and-brass look, never to replace the written content, and every image has descriptive alt text. Where an image is licensed under a share-alike or attribution licence, the credit appears in the caption.
Naming is subjective and I say what I think. Where I recommend against a name, I explain why.
Some links may be affiliate links, marked clearly at the top of those posts. They never change what I recommend.
Found a mistake? Tell me and I’ll correct it.
Corrections
If something here is wrong, I want to know. Name etymology is genuinely contested in places, and popularity data changes every year. If you spot an error, use the contact page. Corrections are made to the article itself, and where a correction is substantive the article is re-dated so you can see it has been revised.
Updates and review
Name popularity moves, so articles are revisited rather than left to age. Lists are reviewed at least once a year, usually when new Social Security Administration data is published, and updated where a name has clearly risen or fallen. Publish and update dates are shown on every article.
Advertising and independence
This site carries advertising, and advertising is how it pays for itself. Advertisers have no input into what is written here. No name is recommended, praised or criticised because of a commercial relationship, and no advertiser sees an article before it is published. Any affiliate or sponsored link is labelled as such where it appears.