Comments on: Need a Baby Name? Nymbler Has A Hunch About What You Might Like.

By: William

William — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:52:12 +0000

I just ordered a baby names audio book off this site http://www.babynamescd.com

I’m going to be listening to it on the drive to work. Sweet!

By: Jack Ramarz

Jack Ramarz — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:58:40 +0000

If you like this site you should check out http://babynamey.com it’s a has a pretty cool interface for searching for names

By: Alexa

Alexa — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 05:20:32 +0000

Definetly a great way of finding unique names. I used http://www.baby-how.com
to come up with a name for my son. I might consider using this one the next time around

By: Ella

Ella — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 23:55:35 +0000

What a cool way to find a baby name. This will change things I think. It would be interesting to see the distribution of the names parents choose from this tool vs. other methods (the heinous lists you mentioned)

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 17:29:18 +0000

I don't really like the names this site spits out. I prefer using this baby names site.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:22:15 +0000

Interesting use of the Hunch Engine, although I’d say Nymbler is a little too reliant on a single expert to assign trends and historical info. I’d like it more if the results were continuously influenced by clicks and outside voting.

Until the technology has improved, I’ll find names and and parenting advice from The GoodFather for new dads. http://www.drmoz.com

A mob boss that has 15K+ baby names and can teach new dads how to change diapers is a parenting resource they can’t refuse. Ha!

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 19:07:20 +0000

There’s another site, http://www.name-a-baby.com that let’s you enter all the names you’re considering and then shows you all the possible combinations so that you can see (and hear) which ones work best together. Very cool. Plus you can save lists, mom and dad can each rank order their favorites, and some other stuff. All good stuff.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:12:06 +0000

@ Jonathan [13] – actually, I think Nymbler is a cool name. I’m gonna call my 14th that. I’m so excited! She’s due next month.

Thanks for the tip Erick. By the way, what did your parents use? I guess it was back in the days before spellcheckers became common!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:49:42 +0000

I’ll tell you one thing I’m not gonna name a baby: Nymbler. “If you like the names Mumbler and Nambla you should name your baby Nymbler!”

Lucky thing baby names aren’t as exclusive as .com names.

By: Guy Davis

Guy Davis — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:24:33 +0000

D’oh! Sorry, I misspelled your name in my previous comment. Here’s the popularity of your first name when spelled correctly.

By: sd

sd — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:21:43 +0000

does anyone get it?
how is it different from just select a list of names and order them by rand()?

then you can add a conditions that dun pick name that sounds like xxx?

MA, it would be great if you can elaborate another practical example of how the hunch engine can be used.

By: Guy Davis

Guy Davis — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:12:35 +0000

Totally agree about the usefulness of Nymbler. I've been using it for the past few months as I look for names for my first child due in April. Some of Nymbler's suggestions have already made my short-list. Thanks very much Eric for mentioning the Baby Name Map which is a personal project of mine. FYI, the site also lets you graph a name's popularity over time; as well as see where it is popular around the world.

By: Mike Calimbas

Mike Calimbas — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:57:44 +0000

Interesting concept. I wonder if it will gain traction…

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:42:35 +0000

Can’t go there now, Nimbler is to close to Nambla. Misspell the site name and I will need a new Job. I will wait to I get home and everyone is in bed before I read it.

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The thing about Web 2.0 is that it is hard to tell a web site that may be just a demo from a site that someone is try to build a company around. Until I went back and read the entry entry, I thought someone was seriously trying to create a business around this basic concept.

By: matt

matt — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:18:45 +0000

my bad http://www.gangstaname.com

By: matt

matt — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:18:02 +0000

Sorry Nymbler you’re too late, I already picked my baby’s name from
http://www.ganstaname.com

“Cow-tippin Drug Smuggla”

By: Anders

Anders — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:17:09 +0000

I think the idea is good, but it turns out to be just like all the other baby name sites out there… how about just http://ababy.name?

By: Mike Brown

Mike Brown — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:51:12 +0000

Don’t see a point of it

By: josh

josh — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:35:54 +0000

great looking user interface, but not too sure about usability though.

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By: Chris L

Chris L — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:49:47 +0000

Horrible, doesn’t easily explain the difference between inspiration and favorite, have to scroll down to hit block… Anyone look at this from a GUI point of view?

By: MikeT

MikeT — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:32:24 +0000

“Mom, why is my name so wacky?”
“Oh, sweetie, it’s all Nymbler’s fault!”