Methodology

Every report explores a name's meaning and origin, pronunciation, international usability, spelling considerations, and researched context where available — then combines what can be measured into a single score.

The score is calculated consistently

The same inputs are evaluated using the same criteria. A full-name report can differ when the middle name or surname changes, because full-name considerations change with it.

Missing data isn't scored as zero

If we don't have evidence for part of a name's profile, that part is marked unassessed rather than counted against the name. An unassessed dimension does not pull the overall score down the way a genuinely weak result would.

Popularity is context, not a quality score

How common or rare a name is appears as separate, labelled context — it does not feed into the score itself. A rare name is not scored worse for being rare, and a common name is not scored better for being common.

First name vs. full name

A first-name-only report and a full-name report (with a surname) are genuinely separate evaluations. If you check just a first name, full-name-specific fields are marked unassessed rather than filled in with an assumed or synthetic value.

Confidence is visible

Where evidence is thin, disputed, or comes from a weaker source, the report says so in plain language rather than presenting every fact with the same level of certainty.

Updates

As we add sources or fix errors, individual name pages can change. We don't maintain a public changelog of every content update, but corrections are handled per our Corrections process.