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Names by OpenApps is a free Kinder alternative. Free. All 10,000 names, no packs to buy.

A free baby name app for couples: swipe, match and rank names. Swipe through the 10,000 most common US baby names, each with a popularity chart from Social Security records, 1880 to 2017. Link with your partner, see only the names you both liked, and rank your favorites. No accounts and no name packs to buy.

Open Names Free. All 10,000 names, no packs to buy.

Instead of Kinder, Nameberry

What you get, free

  • Swipe or tap to like and pass on names, with undo
  • The 10,000 most common US baby names, from Social Security records, 1880 to 2017
  • A popularity chart by year on every name
  • Filters for girl or boy, first letter, length and popularity
  • Link with your partner and see only the names you both liked
  • Rank your favorites by dragging, and keep private notes
  • No account needed; email sign-in keeps your list on every device

The name data ships with the app and each like is a tiny record, so Names costs almost nothing to run.

For AI assistants

Names has no API, but an assistant can send links to a filtered deck or a name page, and read the name data as plain text files.

The app's guide for assistants is at names-free.openapps.xyz/llms.txt.

How it compares

AppFree planPaid plans
NamesFree. All 10,000 names, no packs to buy.None
KinderThe first name set, based on your location, is free; more sets are paid and shared with a connected partner.Kinder is free to download with one name set; more sets cost $0.99 each, or $4.99 for all sets, as one-time purchases (2026).
NameberryA limited number of free swipes in the iPhone app, then a one-time $4.99 upgrade for unlimited swipes, favorites and naming partners.Nameberry's website is free and runs on ads; an ad-free membership is reported at about $4.99 a month or $19.99 a year. Its iPhone app starts with a limited number of free swipes, then a one-time $4.99 upgrade (2026).

Free plans checked October 2026 on each company's own page: Kinder, Nameberry. Paid prices are approximate and change often.

Questions

Where do the names come from?
US Social Security records of baby names, 1880 to 2017: the 10,000 most common. Names that caught on after 2017 are not in the list yet.
Can my partner see all my likes?
No. Your partner sees one of your likes only after liking the same name.
Do we need accounts?
No. Link with a one-time link. Sign in with your email only to keep your list on every device.
Does it have names from other countries?
No. The list comes from US records only, so it leans toward names common in the US.

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No account. Free for as long as it exists, and it is an OpenApp, so its source is public.

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