Decide on the name
you'll both love.

Honest answer: it's a hybrid, and the split matters. All the facts — popularity ranks and trends, surname-flow, initials, sibling-fit, numerology numbers, nakshatra syllables, chart positions — are computed by deterministic code from real public datasets (the U.S. SSA names data, international sources, open astronomical ephemeris). AI is used only for the writing: the warm synthesis, the ordering, the “why it fits you.”

Why that way? Because the fastest way to ruin a naming report is to invent a popularity number or a confident meaning. So we structurally don't let that happen — the AI is handed verified facts and told to quote them, never to make them up. That's the difference between this and asking a free name generator.

It's how you try us before you pay — and it's not a name generator. Give us one name you're already considering and we'll send back a real, in-depth read on it: its honest meaning and origin, current popularity rank and trend, surname-flow and initials, nickname options, and how it sits with siblings. Free, no card.

The paid reports take it further — a whole curated shortlist instead of one name, plus the private partner tiebreaker — but the Name Check lets you see the depth and decide with confidence first.

No — and most families don't pick one. The default report is completely secular and universal: a great experience with no astrology, numerology, or religious framing anywhere. Traditions are optional layers you opt into — any, all, or none.

If you do want one (or several), we weave it through your shortlist, named properly and credited to its lineage. To be clear about what those layers are: Names Done Right's optional tradition layers are offered as a respected cultural tradition for meaning and reflection — not science, and not medical, financial, or legal advice; no outcome is guaranteed. Nothing about a name predicts or decides your child's future.

Because it does much more, and replaces something far more expensive. Most digital name tools ($15–100) hand you lists. A human naming consultant ($1,500–$30,000) does deep intake, data vetting, the full constraint analysis, and a polished deliverable. We're not a consultant and don't claim to be one — we do that same data-and-decision work with real data and your real constraints, add an optional tradition most consultants can't offer, and deliver it as a keepsake report at a digital price. We sit in the open middle: rigorous depth, digital price.

Checkout runs on Stripe's secure hosted checkout. Your card details go straight to Stripe and never touch our systems, and the charge shows as “NAMES DONE RIGHT” on your statement. It's a one-time payment — no subscription, no auto-renew, no card kept on file.

You can also pay by bank transfer (ACH). Because that costs us less to process, we pass the saving straight to you — for example, $285 instead of $299 on The Keepsake. Same report, same guarantee. You'll see both prices before you choose.

Yes. The remedy ladder is simple: try the free Name Check first, so you see the quality before paying; if your shortlist misses the brief, you get one free revision; and if a revision still doesn't make it right, ask within 14 days for a money-back refund — no interrogation. For orders with a printed book or hardcover, we refund less the actual printing and shipping already incurred, which we tell you up front. Full details are in our Refund Policy.

Primarily the official U.S. Social Security Administration baby-names dataset — the national record of how often each name was given, going back to 1880 — plus international popularity sources. When we tell you a name's rank or whether it's rising or fading, that's grounded in real data, not a guess. Every figure is pinned to its data year so it's reproducible. We're an independent tool and not affiliated with or endorsed by any government agency.

It's the thing a free name generator structurally can't do. On the $299 and $597 tiers, you and your partner each rank the shortlist privately, so neither of you is anchored by the other's reaction. Then we reconcile both rankings into the names you genuinely agree on — and surface the “bridge” names worth a real conversation. We never declare a winner or take a side; we help you decide together.

Yes. Run the free Name Check on a name you're considering — a real, in-depth read on one name — so you see the depth and tone before you're charged. You can also read our full sample report (a complete, clearly-labeled fictional example) end to end. And revisions are free if the finalists change your mind.

No. It's built to be universal. The core experience works beautifully for any family — secular, religious, single-culture, mixed-culture, any market. A secular couple gets a fully secular report. A family that wants Vedic nakshatra naming, or numerology, or a Hebrew/biblical lineage, can switch that on. A mixed couple can blend. Whatever you bring, you get a respectful, rigorous report.

No, and we never will — anyone who promises a single guaranteed-correct name is selling you a feeling, not a fact. The name is yours to choose. What we promise is that you'll choose it together, with real information, and feel confident about it.

We use what you enter only to build your shortlist and report — including any birth details you provide for an optional tradition. We don't sell your data, and we never store a payment card on file. Your support contact is a real person at the email below.