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My names
The name battle

Two names. Pick your winner.

Tap the name you’d take home, then see how America voted — parents across 146 years of birth records, and players right here in the arena.

Free · no accountOne vote per matchupFresh featured battle daily

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Today’s battle

Which one would you pick?

Battle decks
Nature & botanicalCelestialVintage charmLiteraryCeltic liltCottagecore

Every guide on the site deals a deck too — look for “Battle these names” on the guides.

Your own battle

Any two names, head to head

Any two names from the same list — the full head-to-head report opens instantly, free.

Trending battles
Charlotte vs OliviaEmma vs OliviaCharlotte vs EmmaAmelia vs SophiaAmelia vs MiaMia vs SophiaLiam vs NoahLiam vs OliverNoah vs OliverHenry vs TheodoreJames vs TheodoreHenry vs James

Every battle opens a full report: 146 years of charts, the decades each name owned, meanings and a verdict. The winner is one heart-tap from your shortlist.

Vote your gutNo wrong answers — the tap you’d make at 2am is the honest one.
See the real numbersEvery reveal is measured data from official records — never a vibe.
Keep your winnersHeart a name and it lands on your shortlist — ready for the family vote.
Good to know

Questions people ask

Who is voting in these battles?

Players on this page — parents, grandparents, the name-curious. It's one vote per person per matchup: vote again on the same duel and your earlier vote moves instead of stacking. The percentages you see are those real votes, nothing seeded.

And where do the parents' numbers come from?

From the official US birth records — 146 years of them. When the reveal says one name went home with twice as many babies, that's a measured count from the Social Security dataset, not an estimate.

How is the featured battle chosen?

Every day one duel from the most-watched matchups takes the top spot, the same battle for everyone that day. Come back tomorrow and the arena opens with a fresh one.

Can I battle any two names?

Yes — scroll to Your own battle and type any two names from the same list (girls with girls, boys with boys). If they're in the US dataset, the full head-to-head report opens instantly: charts, decades, meanings, a verdict.

Is it free?

Completely. Battles, saving winners to your shortlist and every head-to-head report are free with no account. Creating your own family votes, swipe decks, reveal games, Full Comparisons and big brackets has free limits — the pricing page lists them.