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Namesake — baby name catalog and guides

baby.namesake/discovery

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

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Uptime
100.0%
5 direct probes · 30d
Response
1172ms
last probe
Tools
7
callable
Resources
0
readable
Prompts
0
available
Primary URL
https://namesake.baby/api/mcp
Score: 100/100
Handshake verified by our own probe.
pass Answers the MCP handshake 50/50
The handshake and the list calls succeeded on the primary URL.
pass Lists tools, resources or prompts 30/30
7 tools, 0 resources, 0 prompts returned.
pass 3 or more catalogue items 10/10
7 items in total; 3 or more earns these points.
pass Describes itself 10/10
99 characters; more than 30 earns these points.

Tools · 7

list_namesake_feeds

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

search_names

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.

get_name

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

list_guides

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, gen…

get_guide

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-ch…

get_similar_names

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.

get_cultural_classification

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.

How to use

Claude Desktop or claude.ai: add a custom connector (Customize → Connectors; on Team and Enterprise plans an owner adds it under Organization settings → Connectors) with this server URL: https://namesake.baby/api/mcp

Cursor or Cline: add to your MCP config:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "namesake_\u2014_baby_name_catalog_and_guides": {
      "url": "https://namesake.baby/api/mcp",
      "transport": "streamable-http"
    }
  }
}