Knowledge & Fun
Baby Names API
Explore popular baby names ranked by gender, initial, and decade.
Request Headers
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
X-RapidAPI-Key | required | Your RapidAPI key. Get one free. |
X-RapidAPI-Host | required | baby-names.p.rapidapi.com |
Endpoints
GET
/v1/babynames Search popular US baby names by gender, name prefix, or decade
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
decade | integer | optional | — | >= 0 |
gender | string | optional | — | one of: m, f |
limit | integer | optional | — | — |
offset | integer | optional | — | — |
starts_with | string | optional | — | — |
Code Examples
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://baby-names.p.rapidapi.com/v1/babynames?decade=0&gender=example' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: baby-names.p.rapidapi.com' const url = "https://baby-names.p.rapidapi.com/v1/babynames?decade=0&gender=example";
const options = {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-rapidapi-host": "baby-names.p.rapidapi.com"
}
};
const response = await fetch(url, options);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); import requests
url = "https://baby-names.p.rapidapi.com/v1/babynames"
querystring = {"decade": 0, "gender": "example"}
headers = {
"x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-rapidapi-host": "baby-names.p.rapidapi.com"
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
print(response.json()) Interactive Example
$ GET /v1/babynames?gender=f&starts_with=Em&limit=1
{"data":[{"name":"Emma","gender":"f","decade":2010,"count":242874}],"meta":{"total":1,"limit":1,"offset":0}} Subscribe & License
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