Namesake — baby name catalog and guides
Read-only access to Namesake's baby name catalog: meaning, origin, pronunciation, popularity trend.
Connect it
Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
URL: https://namesake.baby/api/mcpSettings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced → Developer mode
Create connector with URL: https://namesake.baby/api/mcp{
"mcpServers": {
"discovery": {
"url": "https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"
}
}
}claude mcp add --transport http discovery https://namesake.baby/api/mcp{
"servers": {
"discovery": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://namesake.baby/api/mcp"
}
}
}7 tools, pulled live
list_namesake_feedsread-onlyList Namesake's free machine-readable feeds and their MCP/REST availability. OpenAPI is also published at https://www.namesake.baby/openapi.json.
search_namesread-onlySearch 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_nameread-onlyReturns one baby name's public profile: meaning, origin, pronunciation, syllables, style/vibe tags, popularity rank + trend, and the Namesake score breakdown.
list_guidesread-onlyList 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, gender-neutral-names, most-culturally-driven-names-last-decade, why-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion.
get_guideread-onlyReturns 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-checklist, partner-disagreement, baby-name-popularity, pronunciation-test, gender-neutral-names, most-culturally-driven-names-last-decade, why-names-go-in-and-out-of-fashion.
get_similar_namesread-onlyReturns 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_classificationread-onlyReturns 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.
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